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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

appalachiablue

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4. Monumental work. Some experts think the Crash of 1929 also gave the Austrian Colonel a boost,

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 07:37 PM

Apr 2015

a horrible thought but possible. He'd been harping on western bankers during the post WWI inflationary period when Germany had to pay major reparations to the Allies. With the economic mayhem and depression following 1929, the bankers, particularly Jewish were an even larger target of blame in his evil mind.

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More to read and ponder from The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William Shirer) [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 OP

I read those books when they first came out Warpy Apr 2015 #1

Accomplished aspirant Apr 2015 #2

A great book. I read it several times. There is so much information katmondoo Apr 2015 #3

Monumental work. Some experts think the Crash of 1929 also gave the Austrian Colonel a boost, appalachiablue Apr 2015 #4

Yes, the crash was definitely a factor Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #6

The Fuhrer guaged many situations & exploited them like our RW today, particularly the global appalachiablue Apr 2015 #10

Uh, Austrian corporal, not colonel. BillZBubb Apr 2015 #8

Gefreiter-Lance Corporal in the Bavarian Army, danke- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #11

It could never happen here. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #5

R&K for a great book. longship Apr 2015 #7

Churchill was also an advocate of making Churchill look infallible! BillZBubb Apr 2015 #9

The two volume set is an abridgment of the seven volume. longship Apr 2015 #12