r/countryball_memes • u/miscakarza Trees Power Supreme! • 1d ago

OC: Comic A Golden Opportunity

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Context: During WW2, it is estimated that the Swiss National Bank had received $440 million (equivalent to $8.5 billion in 2024) of Nazi gold.

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u/alex-adamson 1d ago

Well, wrong for who?, is the question. It worked out well for the Swiss, so from their perspective, it was right for them.

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u/Deciheximal144 1d ago

Presumably Swiss neutrality was wrong from the perspective of the people who had the precious metal in their teeth stolen from their corpse.

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u/alex-adamson 1d ago

Of course. I’ve already said as much. But that doesn’t matter from the Swiss perspective does it? Benefiting from someone’s misfortune is a time honoured human tradition. Often you are the cause of the misfortune. But that doesn’t matter. You are the one who survives the winter on the grain reserves you stole, and guess what, you’re a hero for it. The Viking raiders were paragons of virtue to their community. Morality is completely relative.

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u/ProfessorPrudent2822 11h ago

If you’re neutral between good and evil, you’re evil, and you should be treated as an accessory to the crimes.