Yes, we should be alarmed. Very much so. Sadly, writing about the problem will do nothing. That's demonstrable.
Growing up learning German I sometimes heard taunts from other school kids. "Hey, what'ya want to do, become a Nazi." In the 60's and early 70's, that was still the overriding impression of what a German was. Sadly, in 20, 50, 7…
Yes, we should be alarmed. Very much so. Sadly, writing about the problem will do nothing. That's demonstrable.
Growing up learning German I sometimes heard taunts from other school kids. "Hey, what'ya want to do, become a Nazi." In the 60's and early 70's, that was still the overriding impression of what a German was. Sadly, in 20, 50, 70, 100 years, who can predict, when the USA falls in a post war shambles having been crushed by Russia, China, Iran or any variety of permutations of these and others, Americans will look back and wonder why more wasn't done by their predecessors to stop this train wreck.
Just as people used to fail to differentiate between Nazis and the myriad of opponents in 1920's and 30's Germany (Socialists, Communists, Monarchists to name but a few), no one will differentiate between Republicans and Democrats. We shall all be tainted with the same stain, all a nation of deluded lemmings following Trump where ever his distorted mind led us.
People who think of history (not many in this country, sadly) often wonder why the Germans did nothing to stop Hitler. Of course they're ignorant. There were 20 documented attempts on Hitler's life from the Beer Hall Putsch until Von Stauffenberg's failed attempt at the Wolf's Lair.
Which brings me to my point: Where have we been, Americans? Truly, where have we been? Is it conceivable that there has not been a single attempt on the life of the man who is bent on the destruction of this country?
History shall judge us. It wasn't very kind to the Germans of the 20's and 30's. It won't spend too much time talking about the things we wrote against our coming Führer.
Also missing is the fact that there were people in Germany, such as Canaris and Goerdeler, who begged the US and Brits to stop catering to Hitler and help them take him out as early as 1937. "Wild Bill" Donovan had meetings more than once with Canaris and others. (Check out "Alliance of Enemies, The Untold Story of the Secret American and German Collaboration to End World War II" by Agostino Von Hassell, & Sigrid MacRae:War II.) Sadly, the politicians in charge didn't see the coming doom and refused to help before Hitler began his war. Sounds familiar.
Yes, we should be alarmed. Very much so. Sadly, writing about the problem will do nothing. That's demonstrable.
Growing up learning German I sometimes heard taunts from other school kids. "Hey, what'ya want to do, become a Nazi." In the 60's and early 70's, that was still the overriding impression of what a German was. Sadly, in 20, 50, 70, 100 years, who can predict, when the USA falls in a post war shambles having been crushed by Russia, China, Iran or any variety of permutations of these and others, Americans will look back and wonder why more wasn't done by their predecessors to stop this train wreck.
Just as people used to fail to differentiate between Nazis and the myriad of opponents in 1920's and 30's Germany (Socialists, Communists, Monarchists to name but a few), no one will differentiate between Republicans and Democrats. We shall all be tainted with the same stain, all a nation of deluded lemmings following Trump where ever his distorted mind led us.
People who think of history (not many in this country, sadly) often wonder why the Germans did nothing to stop Hitler. Of course they're ignorant. There were 20 documented attempts on Hitler's life from the Beer Hall Putsch until Von Stauffenberg's failed attempt at the Wolf's Lair.
Which brings me to my point: Where have we been, Americans? Truly, where have we been? Is it conceivable that there has not been a single attempt on the life of the man who is bent on the destruction of this country?
History shall judge us. It wasn't very kind to the Germans of the 20's and 30's. It won't spend too much time talking about the things we wrote against our coming Führer.
Also missing is the fact that there were people in Germany, such as Canaris and Goerdeler, who begged the US and Brits to stop catering to Hitler and help them take him out as early as 1937. "Wild Bill" Donovan had meetings more than once with Canaris and others. (Check out "Alliance of Enemies, The Untold Story of the Secret American and German Collaboration to End World War II" by Agostino Von Hassell, & Sigrid MacRae:War II.) Sadly, the politicians in charge didn't see the coming doom and refused to help before Hitler began his war. Sounds familiar.