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80. K&R

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My parents grew up in Nazi Germany. [View all] thucythucy Oct 2024 OP

This hits home for someone like me who grew up in the South MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #1

You pretty much traced the evolution of my thought as well. thucythucy Oct 2024 #3

The White Rose students are so inspirational MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #7

There is an excellent film about the Scholls. thucythucy Oct 2024 #13

Powerful. No I've not seen it. mountain grammy Oct 2024 #36

Perhaps you've seen this, but I highly recommend thucythucy Oct 2024 #65

Thank you. mountain grammy Oct 2024 #96

Have not seen it. Thank you for the recommendation MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #49

I remember ... that even her Executioner Dan Oct 2024 #73

Schindler's List - The Liquidation of The Ghetto Scene TomCADem Oct 2024 #105

With DJT in, could SCOTUS reverse integration, BadgerKid Oct 2024 #14

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2024 #20

The whole "leave it to the states" orthoclad Oct 2024 #55

This reminded me of my high school years. Susan Calvin Oct 2024 #23

Yes! A lot going on amongst the adults who really made it work MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #50

Adults were the reason we had so much trouble 4catsmom Oct 2024 #91

Southerners like me know full well that the poor treatment of others never has been allegorical oracle Oct 2024 #78

And in many non-Southerners treated the Native Americans poorly raccoon Oct 2024 #117

I was struck by an account from a Russian soldier marching on Berlin through Germany Shermann Oct 2024 #2

I've read accounts like that as well. thucythucy Oct 2024 #5

One can't help but think of the relative luxury Americans enjoy ... Martin Eden Oct 2024 #38

My mother grew up as a displaced person in Austria Marigold Oct 2024 #48

Yes, that's very relevant. yardwork Oct 2024 #16

It's strange, isn't it? thucythucy Oct 2024 #24

I hadn't thought of that. yardwork Oct 2024 #26

The Nazis wanted /lebensraum/ -- "living room" -- in order to grow and expand their society. eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #61

Lebensraum. AKA "Elbow Room" Wednesdays Oct 2024 #84

Wealth and splendor moondust Oct 2024 #81

This may not seem immediately applicable to your post. . . Collimator Oct 2024 #87

I have always wondered about that. murielm99 Oct 2024 #107

Yes, it could happen here Mysterian Oct 2024 #4

People who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it...nt mitch96 Oct 2024 #25

I don't know if Americans are unique in this thucythucy Oct 2024 #28

" I find history so fascinating.".. Same here. When I was a kid to keep myself amused I would read the encyclopedia mitch96 Oct 2024 #64

Actually, it's a good bit more... GiqueCee Oct 2024 #41

In a nutshell Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #63

south america mostly et tu Oct 2024 #71

"...how and why we've come so close to the abyss." J_William_Ryan Oct 2024 #6

Which is a terrifying thought. thucythucy Oct 2024 #10

This is why if Harris wins and there is indeed a "blue wave" its is not so much a victory hadEnuf Oct 2024 #56

All DUers should read this malaise Oct 2024 #8

Thank you. thucythucy Oct 2024 #11

K&R demmiblue Oct 2024 #9

"Inhumanity with impunity." Kid Berwyn Oct 2024 #12

I was struck by that phrase as well. thucythucy Oct 2024 #17

My wife's family is from Germany... Kid Berwyn Oct 2024 #39

Thank you! That's a wonderful story. thucythucy Oct 2024 #44

A visit to Germany Beck23 Oct 2024 #47

My best friend's Mom grew up in Nazi Germany. Wonderful lady and loved kids. She was a war bride that came mitch96 Oct 2024 #15

I had and have quite a few Jewish friends. thucythucy Oct 2024 #19

My parents were Holocaust survivors..Auschwitz/Bergen Belsen... agingdem Oct 2024 #79

When Trump was selected in 2016 thucythucy Oct 2024 #88

My mom's best friend was born in Nazi Germany, but raised in Switzerland MyMission Oct 2024 #67

"She passed away earlier this year at age 95, feisty until the end!". My Friends Mom died last year at 92 mitch96 Oct 2024 #83

As we evolved, we became community creatures ismnotwasm Oct 2024 #18

I've read some Butler, thucythucy Oct 2024 #22

You will love it! ismnotwasm Oct 2024 #35

The influence of Murdoch and the like should be underestimated. The Commuication Act of 1996, led us to where JohnSJ Oct 2024 #21

Joe Rogan represents the "martial arts" subculture that thinks violence is entertaining William Seger Oct 2024 #27

As a group, Germans have been cleaning up their act. Turbineguy Oct 2024 #29

There's a book you might find interesting thucythucy Oct 2024 #32

Thanks! Turbineguy Oct 2024 #34

Thank you for this very thoughtful, thorough, post. One thing that I notice niyad Oct 2024 #30

You have to follow the money to see the full picture Farmer-Rick Oct 2024 #75

Two things come immediately to mind: Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #31

Be careful with revenge Beck23 Oct 2024 #33

Great post, thank you! Martin Eden Oct 2024 #37

I empathize with Shirer as well. thucythucy Oct 2024 #40

Privileged groups are aggrieved when the formerly oppressed start winning the struggle for equality Martin Eden Oct 2024 #51

Some German churches displayed the swastika Beck23 Oct 2024 #43

Some Germans I know who have visited America thucythucy Oct 2024 #45

I was given a free copy of a biography of Morgenthau, FDR's advisor, at an event at the FDR historical site. NNadir Oct 2024 #42

Shirer's thoughts on dealing with post war Germany thucythucy Oct 2024 #54

I know I've looked at, and contemplated reading Berlin Diary, but didn't and probably never will. NNadir Oct 2024 #68

I forget who said this, maybe Clemenceau, thucythucy Oct 2024 #85

I am mostly familiar with Ludendorff for his beer hall adventures with Hitler; your description validates his... NNadir Oct 2024 #104

Thank you so much for your very interesting and informative post. llmart Oct 2024 #46

I'm saddened to read about your experience growing up. thucythucy Oct 2024 #59

Well written DemonGoddess Oct 2024 #52

My father fled Europe orthoclad Oct 2024 #53

My brother married a German girl. Swede Oct 2024 #57

That's a sound assessment. bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #58

Thank you for your thoughtful essay! BlueMTexpat Oct 2024 #60

Have you seen this film? thucythucy Oct 2024 #66

No, I haven't seen the film. BlueMTexpat Oct 2024 #109

"..we need as a society to explore seriously how and why we've come so close to the abyss." Well said. paleotn Oct 2024 #62

Cultural toxicity is the greatest challenge our species faced... TygrBright Oct 2024 #69

I think of our entire collective psyche as basically fascist. ananda Oct 2024 #70

Fascinating and illuminating thread! cilla4progress Oct 2024 #72

I believe it's human gravity, we're all literally made of stardust, Uncle Joe Oct 2024 #74

Thank you for this very thoughtful post Wild blueberry Oct 2024 #76

I read "Hitler's Willing Executioners" in 1998 Envirogal Oct 2024 #77

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2024 #80

For what it's worth many of the questions we ask moniss Oct 2024 #82

Thank you for your reply. thucythucy Oct 2024 #90

Thank you for the kind words and moniss Oct 2024 #98

I watched the episode. thucythucy Oct 2024 #122

Thank you for the book moniss Oct 2024 #123

Remember, ForgedCrank Oct 2024 #86

Before Trump I would have agreed with you. thucythucy Oct 2024 #93

Great post! Your question was answered by the psychologist, Alice Miller. Bozvotros Oct 2024 #89

To a certain extent yes but moniss Oct 2024 #100

I am reminded of this UpInArms Oct 2024 #92

Thank you for the link. thucythucy Oct 2024 #94

Thanks for that link. Bozvotros Oct 2024 #95

When he menaced Hillary Clinton at the debate UpInArms Oct 2024 #97

Thank you so much for your post Sparkly Oct 2024 #99

Sad to say, no. thucythucy Oct 2024 #102

It is a mistake to think the Germans were unique or worse than other people alarimer Oct 2024 #101

I can't help but think of . . . Richard D Oct 2024 #103

Thank you for this thoughtful piece... Trueblue Texan Oct 2024 #106

What an interesting post soandso Oct 2024 #108

Sadly, that won't happen. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #110

There has been a war on education. the_sly_pig Oct 2024 #111

The U.S.A.'s legacy of slavery, brutal conquest, and genocide gave us the privileges we enjoy today. Pinback Oct 2024 #112

"Granted, we haven't come close to the sort of madness and horror and sadism of Germany 1933 to 1945." BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #113

You're right about these horrid aspects of American history, thucythucy Oct 2024 #115

I live a few miles from "Germantown" BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #116

This statement from your post "triggered" me. Collimator Oct 2024 #118

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #119

Thank you again for this thoughtful and informative post. thucythucy Oct 2024 #121

Well said. K & R nt Persondem Oct 2024 #114

My wife is German, and her parents grew up in the Germany of the National Socialists. DFW Oct 2024 #120