Kochland: How David Koch Helped Build an Empire to Shape U.S. Politics & Thwart Climate Action

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  • @ElectricCult
    @ElectricCult 5 років тому +76

    Now picture David's brother in crime and blood Charles Koch and how he is witnessing the huge public condemnation of his brother after his death and how he can anticipate the same for himself when that day comes.

    • @ElectricCult
      @ElectricCult 5 років тому +6

      @ragusajr100 Oh he will get a wealthy funeral & they will all surround his body believing he's in Heaven, they have no comprehension of their own religion.

    • @kirstinstrand6292
      @kirstinstrand6292 5 років тому

      Yes, if not Sooner!

    • @aishwariyasweety2433
      @aishwariyasweety2433 5 років тому

      And may it come soon

  • @ZedAlfa.
    @ZedAlfa. 5 років тому +146

    "And all your money won't another minute buy"
    ~Kansas, Dust in the Wind

    • @billypilgrim7838
      @billypilgrim7838 5 років тому +5

      makes Ghengis Khan look like a nice guy

    • @6789uiop
      @6789uiop 5 років тому +2

      I hope the really IS a hell.

    • @VanguardSupreme
      @VanguardSupreme 5 років тому +4

      Kansas, how fitting.

    • @NyetTube
      @NyetTube 5 років тому +1

      @Charles Anthony 🎯 Well done.

    • @NyetTube
      @NyetTube 5 років тому +2

      @@VanguardSupreme Not my favorite band but fits the Koch brothers, where they are loved by so many, sigh.

  • @wgjung1
    @wgjung1 5 років тому +154

    He lived a long life because even Satan didn't want him.

    • @Awkwardly-Weird
      @Awkwardly-Weird 5 років тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @HoldenNY22
      @HoldenNY22 5 років тому +2

      Interesting, Maybe even Profound Comment. Only the Good Die Young. As someone who despite all the incredible Evil in the World, still believe in God- I think evil people may lead long lives because God is given them a chance to Repent before they are judged.

    • @wendyjoyce5171
      @wendyjoyce5171 5 років тому +1

      That’s funny.

    • @denisejohnson2960
      @denisejohnson2960 5 років тому

      What does that say about people who live longer lives?? Just asking.

    • @72marshflower15
      @72marshflower15 5 років тому

      If this is a “fallen world”, as the religious nutter butters claim, then it’s not God who’s “blessing” trump or America... you don’t think Satan didn’t want some Koch? It’s why he was allowed to exist for so long...

  • @kentabruxis
    @kentabruxis 5 років тому +58

    Hopefully Murdoch and Mercers are next..

    • @audie2064
      @audie2064 5 років тому +8

      Can you say asset seizure for all these mass murderers? The judiciary is full of compromised whores. The judiciary needs to answer for it's complicity.

    • @jeffkot8099
      @jeffkot8099 5 років тому +6

      You forgot about Betsy Devos and her shit heel family. I guess Hell is going to be as full as the shit piles they created.

    • @jeffkot8099
      @jeffkot8099 5 років тому

      @Cliff Hanley You are obviously a person with empathy and kindness . He had none. You reap what you sow . He certainly gardened a lot of evil! I think the world is better off without him. That's a sad legacy. If anyone is a candidate for hell he is. That is not a sentence i can give for him. i am not the final judge. But if there is a hell in my opinion he is there, or will be. When the time comes. Stay compasonite, and kind. We need people like you now days !

  • @MsFreethepeople
    @MsFreethepeople 5 років тому +46

    Imagine all the good he could've done in the world with all his wealth and riches. Such a wasted shame.

    • @EnzoVecchiaio
      @EnzoVecchiaio 5 років тому +10

      Sharing isn't in the conceptual repertoire of sociopaths.

    • @Spiral.Dynamics
      @Spiral.Dynamics 3 роки тому +1

      Money changes our psychology. That’s why we should tax the rich to save them from the evil that takes them over.

    • @spicybbqtasty3960
      @spicybbqtasty3960 2 роки тому +2

      @@Spiral.Dynamics Jealousy and Envy that's your psychology.

  • @litehouseluke714
    @litehouseluke714 5 років тому +21

    You should never speak ill of the dead, only good.
    David Koch is dead. Good.

  • @walkyourdog6584
    @walkyourdog6584 5 років тому +27

    These people should be divested of their billions and publically shamed.

    • @frankvonfrauner
      @frankvonfrauner 3 роки тому +3

      Yes, steal all the wealth and give it to people to buy iPhones and sports cars. That will fix everything.

  • @garydeforve5055
    @garydeforve5055 5 років тому +48

    Guilty.
    We must prosecute the remaining criminals.
    These are the kinds of people they call super predators.
    No conscience, no empathy, we can talk about how they got that way , but they must be brought to heel.

    • @jimbob3030
      @jimbob3030 5 років тому +1

      RICO.organized crime, full asset forfeiture.

    • @queenmothervirgomaat9969
      @queenmothervirgomaat9969 5 років тому

      For Real

    • @audie2064
      @audie2064 5 років тому +2

      Yes!!!! Asset forfeiture and seizure for these despicable mass murderers.

    • @CT-um7zq
      @CT-um7zq 5 років тому +1

      And...now you see how the whole Venezuela debacle started
      I m not saying I agree with it, because I dont, but I can see why Chavez did what he did
      If only he had been an economist or at the very least a history proffesor, on top of being a harden military man, things would have ended differently

    • @Andrew-pb6hy
      @Andrew-pb6hy 2 роки тому

      Yeah. I have compassion for criminals in poverty. Guys like this....pure evil. And to many they are heroes .... that's the worst part

  • @jeff7775
    @jeff7775 5 років тому +18

    He lived to watch the Amazon forest burn, at which he prob smiled and said: “my work here is done. “
    Satan, he’s all yours now...

  • @ubiased23
    @ubiased23 5 років тому +5

    This is an excellent coverage by Democracy now. You don’t get to see this type of coverage on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Thank you Democracy now.

  • @kirstinstrand6292
    @kirstinstrand6292 5 років тому +12

    This was very informative.
    I knew the Koch Brothers were Bad News, yet I never bothered to dig deep.

    • @ritamariekelley4077
      @ritamariekelley4077 5 років тому +2

      Old news about Koch's theft of oil from Native Americans. Greg Palast, Naomi Klein and others have reported this. If we know they did it in one situation, how much have those two thieves stolen from others? Robber barons are alive and well in these two trust fund babies whose father made the family fortune by working with and for Stalin. They are probably most influential in killing our planet, while killing us all slowly with their polluting of waterways, neighborhoods, communities and the air we breathe. Enough reports--we have known about their criminal, psychopathic behavior for years. Help us get it into the mainstream, not just sell books. Also see Koch Brothers Exposed.

  • @zovalentine7305
    @zovalentine7305 5 років тому +8

    Mental health for all ⚘

    • @aarondixon2731
      @aarondixon2731 5 років тому +1

      Even for the doctors.

    • @zovalentine7305
      @zovalentine7305 5 років тому +2

      @@aarondixon2731 Yaaasss! All with hidden agendas move to head of the line!

  • @bernadettefern
    @bernadettefern 5 років тому +2

    The externalizations of the horrific costs of Koch actions is not just to society but to all global ecosystems and all life on this planet. Not just committing crimes against humanity, these criminals have been devious, diabolical, thoroughly wicked and this effort continues to have severe repercussions for all of us.

  • @briantyson6138
    @briantyson6138 5 років тому +6

    Hell just got colder.

  • @benben6306
    @benben6306 5 років тому +4

    He is not a climate change denier, the SOB was protecting his fortunes by all means. Making his fortune by all means necessary, destroying the earth is economically important.

  • @edwardb7811
    @edwardb7811 5 років тому +5

    In the past few years, I can't think of any other person whose death was so little mourned as that of David Koch.

  • @elicab6926
    @elicab6926 5 років тому +8

    He probably missed Hell so much, he wanted to make earth feel like home thank god hes gone back now, hopefully his brother will follow.

  • @hizzlemobizzle
    @hizzlemobizzle 5 років тому +10

    I started to feel down today until I saw this story that reminded me that David Koch is dead. Now I feel much better.

  • @andrewmacdonald1904
    @andrewmacdonald1904 5 років тому +4

    I feel uncomfortable speaking ill of the newly departed dead, but I’ll make an exception in David’s case. As Christopher Hitchens once said about Jerry Falwell Sr, it is almost a shame there is no everlasting hell that he can burn in (because he has certainly done his bit in helping create one for everybody else on this (once-upon-a-time) beautiful little jewel of a planet.

  • @bobgreen1272
    @bobgreen1272 5 років тому +17

    Just Say No to coke and KOCH!

  • @ShubhamBhushanCC
    @ShubhamBhushanCC 5 років тому +24

    They just believe in their bottom line. Not libertarianism or any other shazam

    • @jetetarro
      @jetetarro 5 років тому

      Shubham Bhushan When it came to taking government subsidies, and special tax breaks, or using government sponsored Export Bank- they weren’t Libertarians at all. They

    • @roywood2325
      @roywood2325 5 років тому

      there bottom line seems to be six feet under.

    • @ashuu3
      @ashuu3 5 років тому

      They are for open border and that's good for the poor.

  • @stephenarling1667
    @stephenarling1667 5 років тому +8

    Doesn't Amazon track its workers in the same ways?

  • @Rickwmc
    @Rickwmc 5 років тому +3

    It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep - a prison house of Greed and Hunger. - Alexander Berkman (1870-1936), American anarchist.

  • @lovely-mk4rt
    @lovely-mk4rt 5 років тому +3

    That for this excellent interview 🕊

  • @Labor_Jones
    @Labor_Jones 5 років тому +2

    "Some things are too important for 1 person or a few to make the decisions for us all."
    - m.

  • @bobgreen1272
    @bobgreen1272 5 років тому +14

    So, the old boy was Very Ignorant... Such a waste and shame !!

  • @6789uiop
    @6789uiop 5 років тому +6

    "Oh, _you're_ David Koch? This *IS* an honor! Oh well come on, I'll give you the tour anyway"
    -Satan

  • @vincentrincon7152
    @vincentrincon7152 5 років тому

    His Soul Trickled! Down!!

  • @philrabe910
    @philrabe910 5 років тому +12

    Now I hate him even more. I can't square the facts that he used to support NOVA- even shows about MMCC.

    • @larsturner310
      @larsturner310 5 років тому +1

      Phil, it just goes to show how far-reaching Koch tentacles are.

  • @annchristine47
    @annchristine47 5 років тому

    Tremendous interview with a wealth of information that should be used to educate people starting in schools and universities.
    We have been talking about transparency in government now we must demand it.
    The greed of the present administration is sustained by oligarchs like Koch industries and Walmart.
    Time for change so young people must fight the good fight for human rights.

  • @eartianwerewolf
    @eartianwerewolf 5 років тому +7

    Ding dong the witch is dead !!!!

  • @nabihahabibullah1577
    @nabihahabibullah1577 5 років тому +2

    Knowing your enemies is an important start to change your life. Most people fall in love with wealth and power regardless of their essence, people also dream to become rich and powerful so they mimic those who are on the top of ladder, but the reality is that those rich have accumulated their wealth from those who have little and they have sucked every source of public wealth to deprive them from the least they need. When you know your enemies you do what you can to protect yourself and ask for your rights.

  • @billypilgrim7838
    @billypilgrim7838 5 років тому +7

    good start but nothing changed,brother is now up there with bezos .break up Koch industries.

  • @GermanLeftist
    @GermanLeftist 5 років тому +1

    When I heard the news of his death I immediately played "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead". I just had to.

  • @Dtutugxigc
    @Dtutugxigc 5 років тому

    Everyone celebrates the evil being purged.

  • @Darksnovia
    @Darksnovia 5 років тому +3

    I think it's more accurate to say that David Koch was a fascist then a libertarian.

    • @kx7500
      @kx7500 3 роки тому

      correct.

  • @bobgreen1272
    @bobgreen1272 5 років тому +14

    Karma is such a real thing, isn't it.

    • @Herehear49
      @Herehear49 5 років тому +4

      Not if it lets you get away with being a POS for 79 years and using your money to destroy people's lives.

    • @bobgreen1272
      @bobgreen1272 5 років тому

      @@Herehear49 So true AND reveling ,!

    • @1GamersRewind
      @1GamersRewind 5 років тому

      Hell no. Everyone dies, he paid no debt for all of his crime. Karma is non existent.

    • @Bangs_Theory
      @Bangs_Theory 5 років тому +1

      If Karma was a real thing America would look a lot different.

  • @healthandhappiness9550
    @healthandhappiness9550 5 років тому +2

    Having all that money and wants evil for everyone? I don't understand.

  • @terrisuder7455
    @terrisuder7455 5 років тому +4

    *ONE OF THEM IS PROBABLY PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE AND IT'S REALLY HOT!!*

    • @billypilgrim7838
      @billypilgrim7838 5 років тому

      Terri Suder he got away with it and lived a long life

  • @gold88fish88
    @gold88fish88 5 років тому +4

    I was having a bad week til I remembered that a Koch died.

    • @mahlina1220
      @mahlina1220 5 років тому

      =) _There mere thought if it anyway!_

  • @art4freak795
    @art4freak795 5 років тому +1

    The kochs are real life super villains

  • @TucsonSkateSpot
    @TucsonSkateSpot 5 років тому +2

    Does anyone know why the main video for today’s broadcast is not available???

    • @rhorizon
      @rhorizon 5 років тому

      Had the same issue.

  • @icemeoutlikeelsa
    @icemeoutlikeelsa 5 років тому +4

    they're literally the villains from the Hey Arnold movie

  • @zipsicle50
    @zipsicle50 5 років тому +3

    I bet they were very involved with the NED too. I wouldnt be surprised.

  • @LawrenceCarroll1234
    @LawrenceCarroll1234 5 років тому +1

    Since they were deeply involved in the fossil fuel business, it stands to reason that they almost certainly benefited from decades of tax law that specifically benefits that business. Therefore, despite their claims to being "libertarian" (and those who call them that), they were not, for libertarian philosophy is emphatic that discriminatory taxation is wrong.

  • @darleneshriver3270
    @darleneshriver3270 5 років тому +1

    This is why the lobbying and the super rich needs to stay out of politics. One person one vote!

  • @seveneighty2391
    @seveneighty2391 5 років тому

    Incredible. This report really shows me how much of a sheep we really are. When a company has a leader than has been able to control public action and public opinion, we really have to think and question how much of what we are doing with our lives is truly for our family.

  • @roywood2325
    @roywood2325 5 років тому +1

    Charles, someone is saying come on in the water is very very warm.

  • @shadowdance4666
    @shadowdance4666 5 років тому

    Rest in HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

  • @garydeforve5055
    @garydeforve5055 5 років тому

    It's working and it's very exciting

  • @scottiejohnson2639
    @scottiejohnson2639 2 роки тому +1

    Due to me not being able to afford a EV the only Koch product I use is gas for my 2008 Hyundai, other then that my son uses organic diapers, We buy sustainable clothing for him and ourselves, we buy organic fruit, veggies and meat for us and our children. So don’t tell Americans they can’t boycott them cause they can in many way’s! Buy organic food! Also don’t say it’s too expensive cause aldis has cheap organic food as does some grocery stores and farmers markets.

    • @scottiejohnson2639
      @scottiejohnson2639 2 роки тому +1

      Shoot I bought 3Lbs of Organic 100% grass fed hamburger meat for $17.56 At aldis, then bought a bag of Organic broccoli 🥦 for $2.50 so it’s not too expensive to eat organic.

  • @gi66l3z5
    @gi66l3z5 5 років тому +5

    May the Amazon take revenge on you

  • @billsmith2212
    @billsmith2212 5 років тому +1

    Modern day John D. Rockefeller - on steroids !

  • @roudys
    @roudys 5 років тому +3

    And the Labour (Unions) movement is asleep when stories like these are out and about? I expect moves like this from libertarians but our response, the worker response has been impotent. And I write this a proud yet sad trade unionist...

  • @CT-um7zq
    @CT-um7zq 5 років тому +2

    So they do a this, make a ton of money and all for what? A life of luxury?
    At the end, he passed away like the rest of and like the rest of us, he was able to NOTHING with him.
    Unfortunately, legacies do live long after those who leave it

  • @OldEarthWisdom
    @OldEarthWisdom 5 років тому +2

    Now they are investing billions in data aggregation, machine learning, software engineering, and Artificial Intelligence optimization. SCARIER!!!!!

  • @shadowdance4666
    @shadowdance4666 5 років тому

    Any and every politician that accept a penny from these Devils should be removed immediately

  • @lloydlongsr.8261
    @lloydlongsr.8261 5 років тому

    One down one to go....

  • @dondillinger6818
    @dondillinger6818 5 років тому

    When Murders, Rapists, Dictators, & Terrorist Die, No tears will fall....

  • @suzanneharris8339
    @suzanneharris8339 5 років тому +2

    That clip of Mike & Scarborough was a nauseous reminder of how infiltrated MMS became thanks to the Koch's.

  • @kathleenlowy9699
    @kathleenlowy9699 5 років тому

    & thanks to humans love of money, above all else, the Koch Brothers have succeeded in their quest....very sad...how many eyes are glazing over as this guy speaks.

  • @cleft_3000
    @cleft_3000 5 років тому +1

    I swear there used to be a pitchfork emoji 🤔

  • @thelegalsystem
    @thelegalsystem 5 років тому +1

    They do that same public shaming and competition about metrics at call centers, same as warehouses. It's dehumanizing.

  • @commonsense9229
    @commonsense9229 5 років тому

    All that money and power won’t do him any good now

  • @Tsnore
    @Tsnore 5 років тому +1

    Maher is right.

  • @pudbass
    @pudbass 5 років тому

    Everyone affected by his criminal activity, (all U.S. citizens and those that were contaminated and ripped off elsewhere) should put a class action lien on his estate and sue Koch industries.

  • @alfredoruiz2830
    @alfredoruiz2830 5 років тому

    Wonder why this video is blocked by Facebook? Tried to post it but won't go through. Is Facebook against real news?

  • @nermalk2350
    @nermalk2350 5 років тому +2

    Bernie2020

  • @TelephoneToughGuy
    @TelephoneToughGuy 5 років тому +1

    To commemorate, I'm going to sniff a line of "Koch."

  • @kidmohair8151
    @kidmohair8151 5 років тому

    the headlines are unavailable

  • @jcsrst
    @jcsrst 5 років тому

    These guys aren't the only one up to these shenanigans. I hope we are truly seeing the bringing to light of a lot more people pulling the levers of power from the background. We can't continue as a society with bullshit like this happening.

  • @bravecaucasian
    @bravecaucasian 5 років тому +1

    David Koch also called for open borders and donated to Democrats as well.

    • @icemeoutlikeelsa
      @icemeoutlikeelsa 5 років тому +1

      It's like he has no loyalty and is only in it for himself?

  • @jimlaregina
    @jimlaregina 5 років тому

    Why do I receive a "video unavailable" message for Today's Headlines video but this one plays?

  • @genisug22
    @genisug22 5 років тому

    All the thanks goes to Hassan Minhaj

  • @tonykismatali7646
    @tonykismatali7646 5 років тому

    Hey Christopher I did not hear you mention the word WOOD or wood products and that is one of their biggest businesses so DAAH

  • @darinsingleton3553
    @darinsingleton3553 5 років тому

    Tried to share this video on FaceBook, and could neither get a thumbnail nor description to display.
    Intriguing. Is this something that is being enforced by the Democracy Now operation, or by FB?

  • @user-ed1mj5zk6f
    @user-ed1mj5zk6f 5 років тому +1

    One more to go...

  • @TucsonSkateSpot
    @TucsonSkateSpot 5 років тому +1

    I’m trying to click on today’s headlines but it says video is unavailable and the video has 0 views

  • @FranciscoRodriguez-be6ik
    @FranciscoRodriguez-be6ik 5 років тому

    Just follow the money!

  • @tomasbisciak7323
    @tomasbisciak7323 5 років тому +1

    World and the civilization is just so unjust. Worst competition ever made, life is just a struggle for some, paradise for others. Power over empathy.... i dont know , feels like when your pc is just stuck and you cant do anything, then RESTART is the only option, no task manager can save us.

  • @dianawilson2534
    @dianawilson2534 5 років тому +1

    I don't think he is dead .. I do think that he has gone underground .. but we can see how much these brothers are hated and how much they have done to spread DAMAGE all over the planet ..

    • @mahlina1220
      @mahlina1220 5 років тому +1

      Possibly.. 79 is still fairly young for a billionaire with lots of money to spend on the best doctors. Hopefully, he'll leave for Mars soon and not make it there. Stay stuck in space, but even outter space doesn't need _litter._

  • @JonROlsen
    @JonROlsen 5 років тому

    Mike Pompeo owes his political career to the Koch Bros.

  • @XX-gy7ue
    @XX-gy7ue 5 років тому +3

    sort of related - if you can throw a rock ( or a bomb ) at the Brazilian embassy !

  • @alhassangangu4357
    @alhassangangu4357 5 років тому

    I heard he took his 41 billion dollars to his grave to bribe his Creator for mercy. His wants to get pass to paradise and be forgiven for all the harm he did to humanity. Good luck David Kock!

  • @jimcooney9019
    @jimcooney9019 4 роки тому

    I call for a boycott on Neil Cavuto

  • @Dvco33333
    @Dvco33333 5 років тому +6

    DK... may he rest in piss

  • @philsophkenny
    @philsophkenny 5 років тому +1

    Money can't buy you love

  • @butchlane4609
    @butchlane4609 5 років тому +1

    It's easy to be a climate denier when there is no possible chance of having to live through the consequences of destroying the environment. The majority of deniers I can think of are all "more mature," one foot in the ground and another on a banana peel. How much money is enough.? The Koch brothers focus has always been about doing what will result in benefitting themselves? A small consideration, why do so many who motivate the greatest problems for the United States and Americans claim to love the country as they very literally participate in its destruction.

  • @eyetell
    @eyetell 5 років тому +1

    August 27, 2019 at 2:17pm and about 2,400 views...smfh. We're screwed

  • @alphacentauri7381
    @alphacentauri7381 5 років тому +1

    Woow some people want good saying after their departure, but Roach brother pure evil using monopoly

  • @wyattearp190
    @wyattearp190 5 років тому

    i HOPE people don't say such horrible things about me when I die! But Then David like in life doesn't give a damn what anyone says!

  • @thedaughterofalmightygod2345
    @thedaughterofalmightygod2345 5 років тому +2

    Wow, all that Money 💰 Why can’t He TAKE it with him. Where Will He Spend ETERNITY ???? Will it Be HEAVEN or 🔥 HELL ???? REPENT.
    We ALL Will DIE One DAY. !!!!!!!!
    Was he Ready to Meet Jesus ???????

  • @ilisabelpaganrivera733
    @ilisabelpaganrivera733 5 років тому

    Pudo torcer la política y desviar los caminos hacia sus intereses económicos pero no pudo salvaguardar sus entrepiernas.

  • @samgamgee7384
    @samgamgee7384 5 років тому

    To paraphrase Carson McCullers:A; How is old David Koch doing?B: Not so well. Rather poorly.A; But he's rich! How can he be doing poorly? Is he sick? Did he lose all his money?B: Yes. he's dead. You don't get any poorer than dead!

  • @ericfelder1591
    @ericfelder1591 5 років тому

    As our Lord said what is it that a man gains the World and loses his Soul. He gain wealth fame and power yet he loses his Soul.

  • @cleft_3000
    @cleft_3000 5 років тому

    Does anybody know where part 2 lives?

  • @Dayonetheone
    @Dayonetheone 5 років тому

    I'm more worried about who follows him.

  • @philrabe910
    @philrabe910 5 років тому +3

    I have one word for Kock industries: TESLA.

  • @LuisCarlos-hv3ii
    @LuisCarlos-hv3ii 5 років тому

    That shit in Nicaragua we would call it "Buses pelones" a bunch of busses from the goverment to get to their rallys

  • @EdMeares
    @EdMeares 5 років тому

    THE ORIGIN OF THE FORTUNES OF CHARLES AND DAIVD KOCH:
    The fortune David Koch and his three brothers inherited (David is one-half of twins, William being one Koch who's always shunned the limelight), it should be noted, came from their father, Fred.
    Fred C. Koch, starting life out as an oil trader in the early 1900's, made his real money in the 1930's/'40's by collaborating with both the Nazis in Germany and Mussolini's Fascists in Italy.
    In contravention to both international and American laws (will anyone be surprised to read that Fred Koch hated FDR with especial heat?), he built oil-processing refineries at strategic points of southern Europe/northern Mid-east, in order for the Axis war machine to operate successfully in North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
    Among the historians who specialize in the 2nd World War, it is argued that those refineries added perhaps as much as to two years to the war.