wickedwilluk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree strongly with what you are saying. It doesn't take a genius to recognise that the war reporations, combined with the effects of the great depression, led to significant social unrest in Germany. To suggest that the grave economic conditions which resulted in hyperinflation and high uneployment were not, at least in part, responsible for the rise of political extremism in Germany, seems a little naive to me.

hbrtmranmusic2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the saying "history repeats itself" really comes to mind

bajorjor1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

so its your own interpretation, i would not care less my friend I was just trying to make the facts straight but since we are not talking facts. There is no point is there.

JAMESHI5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And I might be wrong, I havn't read Hitler in a while, but didn't the National Socialist party (nazis) and the Communist Party run against each otherin 1933 before the SS raids? and the existing democratic government had failed and the people wanted German status restored. The nazi party won and once the nazis took control of the government,then Hitler sent his SS to kill all political oposition, and name himself Fuhrer.

JAMESHI5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm not discussing facts, I'm discussing interpretation. Who started any war is almost open to interpretation, and thats what studing history is about, like Howard Zinn is discussing in his film, his interpretation of America is that it has grone to an Empire, history books are written with facts and information with as little and nonbiased interpretation put into them, its up to people to critically analyze the reality of th world we live in the history of it. I interprete, not cons. theorist

bajorjor1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Your analogy with Obama andHitler is lightyears away because hitler destoyed all his opposition through violence, so that he was the only 1 left to be voted by the people. Obama would have won if he used Hitler's tactics any1 would but he did nt use it and still won because the people voted him Your analogy is just plain wrong

bajorjor1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I must tell you that History is a science that are composed of facts, you can argue them but you must have proof and reference, other than that you are just a speculator or a conspiracy theorist, If it cant be found in History books most probably it s just a speculation

bajorjor1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

By the late 30's the german economy was back on track, it was not hitler who made that possible it was the German People who worked their ass out, What Hitler did was poisoned their mind into war mongering. They did not need to attack all those nations, it was Hitler's idea. So you are better than the history books ei? Like i said prove what you are saying and since you cant have reference from books i advice you go to the field and talk to old people while they are still alive

JAMESHI5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Would Obama have won in a land slide if the republicans had not such a bad rep for the war in Iraq, the falling economy, etc. in the US right now? No, Obama won in a land slide because he promised to put money back in the pockets of the people and make things better. Hitler did the same thing, he promised to get the land, money, and reputation back to the German people, and what caused that? It was really the allies abuse of germany in the treaty of Versailles.

JAMESHI5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Would Hitler have been embrased as he did if germany was not so broken by the Allies in WW1? Why did another HItler not come up after WW2? The marshal plan my friend, if we did the same thign to the Germans that we did in the treaty of Versailles, we would have had another Hitler to fight, but like this guy is saying, we spread our Empire, and like what this guy is saying in his video, what Im saying wont come up in any western history book. And no your wrong about the oil with japan.