Koch Brothers nasty big secrets
Had any Liberal political benefactor have these Koch Brothers’ family ‘deeds’ in their past, the media would be highlighting them at every turn. Yet, rarely has the mainstream media explored the Koch Brothers’ empire, their past, and how they influence the American body politic negatively.
The New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer appeared on All In with Chris Hayes to promote her book “Dark Money” to do exactly that. Prior to her segment Chris Hayes pointed out that Jane Meyer was the subject of a smear campaign for her previous investigative work on the Koch Brothers for The New Yorker titled “Covert Operations.” No direct links to the Koch’s were established.
Have you wondered why the Koch Brothers are giving more interviews lately? They are trying to mitigate the truth about their empire and family deeds being exposed in a more mainstream arena.
So what are some of these interesting deeds few know about?
- The Koch Brothers’ father Fred helped construct a Nazi oil refinery that was crucial to the Third Reich buildup.
- Fred Koch expressed sympathy for the Fascist ideology. He wrote the following in a 1938 letter.
Although nobody agrees with me, I am of the opinion that the only sound countries in the world are Germany, Italy, and Japan, simply because they are all working and working hard. When you contrast the state of mind of Germany today with what it was in 1925 you begin to think that perhaps this course of idleness, feeding at the public trough, dependence on government, etc., with which we are afflicted is not permanent and can be overcome.
- While the Koch Brothers have set themselves up as experts on corporate morality including Charles writing the book “Good Profit,” they have yet to grapple with the entire history of how they made their money.
- They were against the TARP bailouts until their own interests were at stake. At that point they threw ideology out the door.
There is much written in the online on the Koch Brothers. One would hope that Jane Mayer’s book will expose them for who they really are to a larger audience.
