Comment by ANewFormation
5 months ago
1920s-1930s Germany was "a/the center of research, culture, etc."?
This is especially rich in the context of a post pedestaling against disinformation.
5 months ago
1920s-1930s Germany was "a/the center of research, culture, etc."?
This is especially rich in the context of a post pedestaling against disinformation.
Could you provide the reasoning for what you are saying? I think it's pretty well-known and non-controversial.
To be more specific, I mean Germany and environs, for what it's worth.
That is the Weimar Republic Era as Germany suffered through the brutality that was the Treaty of Versailles, and it was hell. Germany was suffering through hyperinflation, lack of availability/affordability of basic goods/necessities, massive unemployment, extreme civil unrest, and of course the rise of numerous extremist groups.
The Nazis' base was largely made up of disaffected people down on their luck. And in this era of Germany there were vast numbers of them.
Your assumption was just absurdly wrong. While the Nazis never gained majority support in a fair election, they did gain near 40% with a message that would scarcely resonate with anybody able to have a remotely pleasant, or even 'normal', life.
This is also why the Treaty of Versailles was so completely idiotic. Make life awful enough for a people and they'll start to feel they have nothing to lose. We effectively guaranteed WW2.
From my comment, you quoted and then responded to,
> 1920s-1930s Germany was "a/the center of research, culture, etc."?
To me, your immediate parent comment seems to be about a completely different topic, though in the same country at the same time. What does your comment say about Germany being "a/the center of research, culture, etc."?