IKEA-founder Ingvar Kamprad was an active nazi

[mingemonster]

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[aviv_b]

I thought this was old news. At least the suspicion of this is old news.

[mingemonster]

The fact that he had nazi-Sympathies was known, but not to what extent or for how long. I'm pretty sure the fact that he was à nazi after the war is new

[aviv_b]

Got it - thanks!

[blondebeaker]

But I like my Ikea stuff. :(

[celtic_thistle]

Me too :( We finally got one in Denver and I love it so much.

[blondebeaker]

Seriously all of our furniture is falling apart save the Ikea stuff. And a lot of my kitchen gadgets come from there too.

I'm still going to shop there. I have nothing but very good experiences with their stores and pretty much every company has a bit of an evil side to it.

[ouronlylight]

OMG I went to the Denver Ikea a few weeks ago while I was there on vacation and I can't believe how huge and intense that place is. I've never been to a store before that had to hire people to direct traffic.

[izelmecatl]

Oh wow

[celtic_thistle]

Noooooooooooooooo what the fuck.

[chrys20]

Old news. And am I the only one who is completely unsurprised that large swathes of wealthy Europeans from that time overtly or covertly supported the Nazis. The gasps of shock in reaction to this post are not very believable. Or you must be very naive.

[keeni84]

Yes you are the only one :P

[sobota]

no, this shit doesn't surprise me, since i spent most of my high school years in america reminding people that yes, i had family in world war 2, they were just on the wrong side.

my family was rich, and military, but they helped people get fake visas to get out.

[azetburcaptain]

Is your family German? I'm just curious, I don't mean to be rude.