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flying_wahini

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1. Stay tuned for Arbeit Macht Frei over every entrance to "Trump Camps"

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:56 AM

Jul 28

Arbeit macht frei is a German phrase translated as "Work makes one free" or, more idiomatically, "Work sets you free" or "Work liberates". The phrase originates from the title of an 1873 novel by Lorenz Diefenbach and alludes to John 8:31–32. Following the Nazi Party's rise to power in 1933, the phrase became a slogan used in programs implemented to combat mass unemployment in Germany. Today, it is primarily known for its use above the entrance of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Wikipedia

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Heather Cox Richardson - Manifest destiny, blood and soil, Homeland Heritage [View all] erronis Jul 28 OP

Stay tuned for Arbeit Macht Frei over every entrance to "Trump Camps" flying_wahini Jul 28 #1

Here's the painting she's referring to: white folks uber alles. Liberty with a whip. hedda_foil Jul 28 #2

Thank you. This is the picture from Wikipedia (avoiding the xitter.....) erronis Jul 28 #3

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