Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana stated the words of this post’s title in his work The Life of Reason. With the rising tide of fascism in the USA and elsewhere, we should be attentive to Santayana’s warning.
Hitler’s millionaire backers: how Germany’s elite facilitated the rise of the Nazis provides a further warning. It was published on the official website for BBC History Magazine in 2019. Stephan Malinowski spoke with Rob Attar. Excerpts follow:
A cocktail of naked opportunism and misplaced arrogance among Germany’s most powerful men facilitated the rise of the Third Reich.X…According to University of Edinburgh historian Stephan Malinowski, contributor to a new BBC Two series, The Rise of the Nazis, a small group of powerful actors played a critical role in the creation of the Third Reich.
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Dystopian Days ahead then. No do-overs… unless the resurrection of Grampa Adolfs recipe book hitting the charts @ #1 counts or except the do-overs occuring.
On the good side it wasn’t paranoia, it was real.
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remember history!
FFS most people cannot remember that Covid crippled the country for three years!
Most people cannot remember that the Conservative Brian Mulroney tied us to the USA.
I shudder to think that history is a neglected topic in schoolrooms.
I shudder to think what the willfully ignorant have in store for us?
TB
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