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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
More proof K-Mart sux: nazi name.
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Ignorance is bliss... time for a history lesson:
The S.S. stands for Sebastian Spering Kresge, who started what now is KMart in Detroit in 1899. The KMart name dates back to 1962.
Source: KMart website:
http://www.kmartcorp.com/corp/story/...te_history.stm
BTW, the Nazi SS stood for
Schutzstaffel which literally translates to 'protection squad'. Unlike the Nazi party army, the SA (
Sturmabteilung, literally "assault detachment"), the SS was originally formed as a personal bodyguard for Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi party officials. Himmler later corrupted it into the Aryan master-race army/extermination machine.