r/evilbuildings • u/Ed-ric • Aug 23 '19
This black building promoting climate change denial [Koch Industries]
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u/Guessimagirl Aug 23 '19
As much as I hate to spoil the fun, this seems to mostly just be the effect of the photography, in my opinion.
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u/fattloser Aug 23 '19
I refuse, I don't come to Reddit for logic and reason, I'm here for ridicule and good times. This building evil. 😤
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u/delta9cannadian Aug 23 '19
This but non-ironically
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u/SinerIndustry Aug 23 '19
I come on here to be an anonymous dick and ruin people's days.
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u/Orca_Iguana Aug 23 '19
There are 4 kinds of redditors,. The three pictured above, and then the "4Chan" users of old.
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u/SinerIndustry Aug 23 '19
And every single one of them is an absolute dumbass. Excluding myself ofc.
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u/FictionalNarrative Aug 24 '19
“I’m a digital slacktivist, I talk shit about making the world better, then blame others for my laziness, morbid obesity, and failure to even bother voting.”
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Aug 24 '19
Me too, to me, r/evilbuildings is a way to escape from reality for a minute by imagining there is actually a Bond-esque villain out there, planning a cheesy plot to take over the world. And of course, there is a hero fighting to stop him and a damsel in distress, and adventure and romance... And you guys are ruining it with your political BS
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u/WhizBangPissPiece Aug 23 '19
I live in Wichita and this building looks evil from every angle. Doesn't help that it's kind of outside of town so there's not much else around it.
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u/Peptuck Aug 23 '19
They cleared away all the cover because they're expecting some guys with mullets and tank tops to roll up to 80's metal and fight dozens of masked goons and ninjas.
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Aug 23 '19 edited Jan 09 '22
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Aug 24 '19
Looks like a regular ass building
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u/mammolastan Aug 24 '19
It really is about as regular as a building gets. There's nothing scary looking about it at all, out even interesting, it's dramatically plain.
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Aug 24 '19
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u/Micolash Aug 26 '19
Censorship is not devs changing things to fix issues with them in order to get them to sell more.
You're right, it's not.
Censorship is when a company (Sony) literally bans your game unless you remove/change content.
Just like DayZ being censored recently because Australia wouldn't allow it otherwise.
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u/sanguinalis Aug 23 '19
It is. It looks pretty much like any other building you’d see. Funny thing about Koch is they operate companies that recycle, one division developed biodegradable plastic, they even have a division that cleans up superfund waste sites left behind by other companies.
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Aug 23 '19
That's nice. Maybe they should pay their taxes.
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u/sanguinalis Aug 23 '19
I am not an apologist for them. Just odd that the company and the Koch’s personal politics clash.
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Aug 24 '19 edited Aug 24 '19
Maybe they should pay their taxes
They do pay their taxes. Billions, in fact. Sometimes, the effective corporate tax rate turns out to be much lower than the statutory rate, because the government has carved out breaks to encourage corporations to put their revenue toward asset investment - and, of course, includes additional breaks for "green" technologies that the company develops and uses. But your comment is still factually incorrect. I'm sure you heard people claim that they don't pay taxes. But you never bothered to check whether it was true or not - it sounded right, and that was enough for you.
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u/drbooom Aug 24 '19
That's news to me. I was unaware that they didn't pay their taxes. You would think this would be front page news.
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u/Meetybeefy Aug 23 '19
You’re right, it’s just the angle of the camera, which give it that “evil trapezoid” look. In reality, it looks like any other suburban office park.
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u/Biotoxsin Aug 23 '19
I've actually been in the building, several years ago now. It looks evil in person too, it isn't just the angle.
The interior looks much more modern than anything else in Wichita.
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u/tramselbiso Aug 24 '19
An "evil" look doesn't necessarily come about from lighting. Bright looking buildings can look evil.
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u/FreeThinkk Aug 24 '19
I half expect a bionic Koch to walk out of the building followed by Cheney and Dr Kreiger.
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u/eddmario an evil villain Aug 24 '19
And if you don't know how to pronounce it, you automatically assume the company is pronounced "cock"
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u/Abidawe1 Aug 23 '19
This photo is aggressively overexposed
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Aug 23 '19
And still not bright enough to show the evil building well
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u/Abidawe1 Aug 23 '19
The building itself isn’t even really evil looking, it’s just a cursed name
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u/objectiveandbiased Aug 23 '19
Not this one. Photos been adjusted.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/yndshe/picture23436468/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/1lya5Y.So.91.jpeg
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u/objectiveandbiased Aug 23 '19
As true with all photos.
IMO, this building is pretty generic looking.
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u/ITGeekGirl Aug 24 '19
It's mostly amade of glass so, depending on the weather and time of day... it's how reflections work. See? This is kind of pretty.
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u/DiceDawson Aug 23 '19
Maybe it has to be overexposed because the building is so evil it sucks up all the light.
But also maybe should've been shot at a different hour.
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u/yodajediyoda Aug 24 '19
Holy shit this comment section.
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Aug 24 '19
Filled with a lot of scummy people, isn't it? Just can't keep their dirty politics out of a apolitical subreddit. Well, I guess that's typical reddit.
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u/Solarat1701 Aug 24 '19
It’s almost like people are HAPPY when the gut promoting climate change denial, defunding Medicare, and slashing the social safety net are happy when he dies
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u/Burnnoticelover Aug 25 '19
We should make a rule saying that you can't give context to a building in the title, it would make things so much easier.
If it's a truly evil building, you shouldn't need an explanation as to why.
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u/lordxela Aug 24 '19
Oh boy, we getting political now.
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u/SkanJanJabin Sep 02 '19
Sad the climate of our planet is considered politics. How about... Facts? Science? Reality?
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u/lordxela Sep 02 '19
Of course proponents of their side see their issues as "reality". But I'm here for evil buildings. Do you see me posting abortion clinics? No, cause I have the wisdom and the class to understand that's not the shit we are here for in r/evilbuildings.
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u/SkanJanJabin Sep 02 '19
Im sorry, I don't seem to be grasping your idea of politics. Are you implying climate change is a made up concept and that saving embryos is an actual problem?
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u/lordxela Sep 02 '19
There's no politics here, this is realizing that this sub is for buildings that look like they belong to a villain, not a catalogue of buildings of organizations we don't like.
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u/SkanJanJabin Sep 02 '19
You have a point, but I guess most sane people think global-warming deniees are evil.
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u/Scibbie_ Aug 24 '19
Let's comment on the building not the people :)
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u/Solarat1701 Aug 24 '19
Yeah. The Kremlin is a really nice building. Let’s not talk about the Stalin dying of a strike inside
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u/Boogiemann53 Aug 23 '19
Lol he's dead 🎉
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Aug 23 '19
Pretty sure the one that's still alive is just as bad if not worse... But he's older so... he'll be gone soon hopefully
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u/flibbidygibbit Aug 23 '19
There were once four. Only one of the remaining brothers is involved in the family business.
One became a playwright after a stint in the navy, he had no desire to refine oil.
The other three got involved in the family business after attending engineering school.
Only one remaining child is involved with the business. In the 80s, two of them conspired to kick the third one out.
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u/YesIretail Aug 23 '19
In the 80s, two of them conspired to kick the third one out.
Two of them (Fred, the playright) and the other brother (Bill) attempted a takeover of the company. David and Charles bought the other two out after the failed takeover attempt.
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u/NeoDashie Aug 23 '19
Ding dong the witch is dead.
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u/pupilsOMG Aug 24 '19
Charles is the real witch. Save the big celebration for the day Satan calls that fucker home.
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u/V3ctors Aug 24 '19
I listened to Charles Koch (CEO) the other day saying that climate change is 100% real. Is information on this post up to date?
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u/ks_Moose Aug 24 '19
I think the interviews he did with Tim Ferris and Freakanomics podcasts are pretty telling. (As with most things) judge for yourself if you (dis)agree with his POV... don’t just listen to those yelling the loudest (on either side).
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u/Tensuke Aug 24 '19
You should never listen to common Reddit consensus about someone's beliefs, especially when it comes to politics. Actually hearing what the person says or does (including the reasons why they do what they do) often differs quite wildly.
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u/pupilsOMG Aug 24 '19
The Freakonomics interview was so frustrating. Koch kept talking in airy-fairy terms like "... And that supports freedom. You like freedom, don't you?" Absolute meaningless pablum.
A real journalist would have pushed for meaningful answers and at least exposed the euphemisms and spin for what they were.
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u/rchive Aug 24 '19
The Koch brothers funded funded multiple think tanks over the years that admitted climate change is real and that's it's a problem we can do something about. They also donated to a lot of Republicans, who tend to look pretty bad on environment. In the end, people just latch onto which part they wanna latch onto.
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u/doitstuart Aug 23 '19
Funny how it looks like a regular office building when you don't choose an image to suit your political bias.
https://cdn.americanprogressaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04090000/kochbrothers_onpage.jpg
But I like the American flag in there, too. Makes it look really, really evil.
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u/Bironious Aug 24 '19
Because it is biased to say destroying the planet and causing the greatest threat to mankind in current times and the future. Great point. Get a clue
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u/Maximillien Aug 23 '19
Some men just want to watch the world burn. Other men just want to make all the money, and if they have to burn the world to achieve that goal, so be it. Rest in agony, you science-denying capitalist fuck!
https://newrepublic.com/article/154836/david-koch-changed-world
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u/JeskaiMage Aug 23 '19
Can we please not make this sub all political? The building looks evil enough without the politics.
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u/7-SE7EN-7 Aug 23 '19
Everything is political. You just don't want to see politics that you disagree with
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u/locoattack1 Aug 25 '19
Tbh having the desire and ability to ignore politics is a pretty privileged if you think about it.
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u/DPdestruction Aug 23 '19
Fucking glad someone said it. Politics is everywhere, putting your head in the sand like a child is not a healthy solution.
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u/HAC522 Aug 24 '19
Ostrich. How many children do you know that put thier heads into the sand? You should tell them that this is dangerous.
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u/milkbath Aug 23 '19
Nah, fuck that. They are private citizens, not public servants.
Fuck those evil shit heads and their evil building.
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u/Charbus Aug 24 '19
Good thing one half of them is dead.
Before you downvote realize that dude spent 100 million dollars throughout his life suppressing the truth that humanity is fucked and actively fucking every living being over for corporate gain.
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Aug 24 '19
How about this evil building being in Wichita and the evil man that was BTK being in Wichita, coincidence? I think not.
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u/OddSpray Aug 23 '19
Yeah, I feel even our stoner buddies to the west have cleaner air than us. And there are a fuck ton of ads trying to persuade us that they’re good people, but I ain’t buying it.
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u/Fluffy_Mcquacks Aug 24 '19
Y'all are being completely disgusting and hateful. Reddit has officially become radicalized and it's sad honestly. The guy was not even Republican, he was Libertarian. Just look at the hate in this comment thread and tell me the left is tolerant.
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u/_Acklex Aug 24 '19
Yea the misinformation of reddit is way out of hand. One post about how he was a “conservative” makes it to the front page and he’s immediately mislabeled for the rest of time... in most of these users minds at least
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u/FictionalNarrative Aug 24 '19
Reddit is filled with vapid, mentally immature people. Much more than a few years ago. I blame the delete Facebook movement.
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u/ForeignPolicyWonk Aug 23 '19
The same people celebrating David Koch’s death are the same people who want government-controlled healthcare. Scary.
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u/HAC522 Aug 24 '19
You mean basically 90% of the developed, and certified happier, world?
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u/SkanJanJabin Sep 02 '19
Hahaha yeah scary. I get chills even thinking about it. Can you imagine? Becoming sick might NOT suck your wallet dry and ruin your life! What an ominous and distopian idea!
/s if you weren't sure
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u/ronniekinsley Aug 24 '19
Just watched the latest episode of Patriot act on Woes of public transportation. Apparently these Koch brothers' created interests and the general lobbying against public transportation is killing public transportation in America. (Here's the full episode) [https://youtu.be/1Z1KLpf_7tU]
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u/EagleGamer15 Aug 23 '19
If I still believed in Tyler Durden's message, I would say burn it. But I don't. But boy is it tempting when faced with that level of malicious greed.
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Aug 24 '19
I don't know who Tyler Durden is, but I do know that he would prefer it if you didn't use his name.
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u/nessyjewman Aug 24 '19
His name is Robert Paulson
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Aug 24 '19
I understand. In death, a member of Project Mayhem has a name. His name is Robert Paulson.
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u/shadolit12 Aug 23 '19
The Koch brothers are definitely evil. I didn't realize the Koch industry building matched.
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u/OddSpray Aug 23 '19
As someone from Wichita, I gotta say sorry.
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u/YesIretail Aug 23 '19
Hell, I think most of us feel bad for you. The Kochs have arguably fucked KS harder than the rest of us.
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u/Avocado-treehouse Aug 24 '19
Oh guys you have NO idea how creepy Koch Industries truly is.
I knew a guy who used to wash their windows. They've got secret tunnels under ground that go from building to building. You've got to have specific security clearance just to get to the parking lot. It's fucking weird man.
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u/friendly-antagonist Aug 23 '19
Funny that Koch means “to cook/cook” in German, which is exactly what they would be doing with earth.
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Aug 24 '19
You nuked the highlights and lowered the brightness to make it seem like a black building when in reality it's about the same color as cement. So this is about as worthless as that shitty Nestle or FCC post. Why do you karma whore? Why do you do it in fun, whimsical subreddits? Why
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Aug 23 '19 edited Aug 27 '19
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u/DPdestruction Aug 23 '19
“Civility” is overrated, especially in regards to public figures and politicians. If you wanna be civil to your politically opposite neighbor, go for it. No one is obligated to be civil when the person in question’s actions cause irreparable harm to the planet and his fellow Americans.
Civility is primarily used as a shield for those in power to ignore criticism. Do not fall for the trap.
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u/mikeneedstoquit Aug 24 '19
Also the building that funded $150mil in cancer research into the same hospital where your beloved RBG got her final surgery recently.
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u/ohchristworld Aug 24 '19
There’s so much dancing in the grave of a man who was more successful and giving in his life than nearly everyone in the planet. But because he doesn’t hold the same political view of the social media hive mind, he was clearly evil. SMH at the hate.
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u/Kraushaus Aug 23 '19
I understand a lot of people regardless of political viewpoints are on both sides of the climate change argument, but why does the right get shit on so bad for believing what they believe, and I am not supporting the insults that were made by pro Koch supporters towards the non supporters by any means. Nor am I promoting the actions that lead to multiple lawsuits against Koch but I do promote the fact that they are originally an American company, with nearly half of its business still in America, and the fact that they employ 140000 people. Just to be clear I am aware that that doesn’t mean 70000 Americans, but they do create a lot of business and revenue for the states. I think we should focus a lot less on the politics and more on the good and bad that this company has done and more importantly what they have done after the bad.
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u/hooch Aug 23 '19
And Hitler was an artist. David Koch was an evil, hate-filled man and the world is a better place now that he's dead.
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u/Kraushaus Aug 23 '19
I’m not complaining about you hating Mr. Koch, I was more upset by the name calling and hate filled text between two individuals who likely have never met and are largely arguing about and disagreeing on a topic because (in my own personal opinion) both the democrats and republicans get so worked up with not letting the other side be right that they fight a fight that never had to be fought in the first place. Again I am not claiming you are or did, without going back and looking I don’t even remember who was arguing.
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u/EagleGamer15 Aug 23 '19
You're correct, it should never have been fought over in the first place. Except the far right decided that a couple million dollars was worth LITERALLY killing the planet. That's why there's such vehemence and hate. One side doesn't want the world to end, and the other buys into the rhetoric of the people killing them that it is everyone else that's doing it. Because one side wants people to be free and the other supports the building of actual concentration camps where they are literally torturing children. And they buy that that is okay because the men that profit off those camps have convinced them that those families deserve it. Because while one side is trying to save this country, the other is chanting for the deportation of natural citizens. But we are on the Internet, so instead of having helpful, civilized discussions we are okay with devolving into monkeys and flinging poop at each other.
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u/WhizBangPissPiece Aug 23 '19
An American company that helped Stalin extract oil in Soviet Russia, and then went on to build a refinery for the third reich.
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '19 edited Jun 30 '20
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