Weimar, Life on the edge of catastophe

Galaxy

Yes I agree, many of us tried to point out the risks of the globalise the intifada marches but it was always excused.

Can you explain this reasoning further, please?

Galaxy

Yes I agree, many of us tried to point out the risks of the globalise the intifada marches but it was always excused.

It still is being excused.

Yes I agree, many of us tried to point out the risks of the globalise the intifada marches but it was always excused.

MaizieD

People have been finding parallels for quite a while now. When pointed out here on Gnet they've been poohpoohed, Perhaps Womans Hour makes it more persuasive?

Which is why I'm suggesting people listen to Weimar, Life on the edge of catastrophe!

People have been finding parallels for quite a while now. When pointed out here on Gnet they've been poohpoohed, Perhaps Womans Hour makes it more persuasive?

I think what I am finding so chilling is that as long as some people felt the economy was improving they were willing to ignore the dreadful treatment of the Jews. Also, the changes were made so incrementally that they were just accepted even by people who basically didn't agree with Nazi politics. Scary indeed!

It's very well done. I mentioned it on the thread about the marches in London.

I think what comes through is that Jews initially didn't realise they would be targeted. As far as they were concerned, they were good citizens. Some of them weren't even practising Jews and thought they wouldn't be noticed. Some of them even flew swastikas to try and show they were patriots, but it didn't matter because they were still identified as Jews.

The irony is that Weimar was the centre of German liberal, enlightened culture for decades.

I would imagine it’s pretty thought provoking and quite scary.

Some of us here are definitely concerned about very right parties and the sheer hatred shown to anyone they don’t think fits their narrative.

Although the Jewish community was by far and away the most tortured, murdered and searched out by the Nazi’s plenty of other groups were on Hitler’s list of those not worthy of belonging to his planned master race and would also be exterminated.

I've also been listening to it.

Yes I have been listening to it. It is worth a listen and would certainly be a lesson learned.