"Mein Kampf" - back in Germany!

[Pio1980]

I'm concerned that the inestimably costly lessons of the period of German History from the Edwardian era thru 1960 will become lost without reexamination of the causes and effects of the occurances. The lessons include human nature as individuals and as groups and how influences drive motivation and behavior.
In many ways with what happened in Germany in the 1930s was a calculated preplanned seemingly miraculous recovery in the service of an unimaginably evil agenda, very effectively realized to a devastating end.
Anything that sparks interest in what happened, how, and why, including interest in the prophecies and effects of this pivotal document to avoid the repetition of this disastrous scenario will give this testament a better if unintended purpose and legacy.

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[HarmanKardon]

It is a very pivotal and unfortunately a very important document. So I am glad that there will be this edtion with the huge scientific commentary. "Unfortunately" because it shows what human paranoia is capable of.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by HarmanKardon

You Americans simply adore the Barking Monster...

Auction house Sanders in Los Angeles sold two signed copies of "Mein Kampf" for 40000 Euros. Last year similar copies had been sold for 64000 Euros.

What are these guys doing with that crap? Getting a moist crotch while looking at the signature? They can't read the books even if they understand German because it is written in Fraktur (German type / Gothic type).

Welcome home my Black Forest companion.

[HarmanKardon]

Nice to meet you again!

[nailer]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

If you drill down far enough you usually don't hit rational reasons.

That's because our base isn't rational. IIRC it was the Ionians that came up with experiencing life through a rational perspective.

[merrylander]

The one individual who contributed greatly to Adolf's rise to power has not been mentioned so far and he was not a German but a Frenchman - Clemanceau.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

The one individual who contributed greatly to Adolf's rise to power has not been mentioned so far and he was not a German but a Frenchman - Clemanceau.

Clemenceau was actually criticized at home for not getting all that the French wanted. Anyway, Clemenceau wasn't alone. All the Great Powers were behind the Treaty of Versailles, some very much so, and all had a hand in fashioning it. Hell, Woodrow Wilson claimed that the treaty was proof that America was the world's savior.

The truly odious Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, the "War Guilt Clause", was written primarily by another American, the hateful architect of the Cold War, John Foster Dulles. Even he later came to regret it.

John

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by HarmanKardon

Sir, it is time for you to notice emoticons and interprete them correctly instead of being huffy. Do I disparage Americans? So what I am doing here in this totally American forum? Posting 1365 times?????????????????????



You did not read my post carefully enough: I did not write "What are YOU guys..." but "What are THESE guys..." which should, togehter with the used smilies, clarify the actual attitude expressed in my first sentence!

For you, donquixote99, the modified post:

Some Americans simply adore The Barking Monster...

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HK, I know you well be to a person of good-will, but that is, alas, never a guarantee against attitude. People are often inconsistent in their feelings!

I generally am of the opinion that text trumps emoticons, emoticons do not cancel text. You perhaps recall the old high school bully game--a guy hits another hard and painfully on the shoulder, then says 'sorry?' A can be sort of like the "sorry," so used.

But I fully accept you were not playing that game, and I jumped on you too hard. Sorry! (really! )

[nailer]

I use emoticons to show the facial expression with which the preceding words were spoken.

[HarmanKardon]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

HK, I know you well be to a person of good-will, but that is, alas, never a guarantee against attitude. People are often inconsistent in their feelings!

I generally am of the opinion that text trumps emoticons, emoticons do not cancel text. You perhaps recall the old high school bully game--a guy hits another hard and painfully on the shoulder, then says 'sorry?' A can be sort of like the "sorry," so used.

But I fully accept you were not playing that game, and I jumped on you too hard. Sorry! (really! )

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