David RothschildPosted for no particular reason today: Hitler looking serious, wearing a business suit (no uniform, no swastika), meeting with President Hindenburg shortly after becoming chancellor on 30 January 1933. The German republic was handed over to a fascist authoritarian with the utmost civility.
Max Cooper@davmicrot Crazy light in this photo. My recollection is that Hindenburgh could have stopped Hitler's ascension but his advanced age made him less of a check on the chancellorship. Good thing we don't have any elder statesmen who tried to stay in power and ended up paving the way for fascism.
Ajay@davmicrot And Hitler was able to manipulate the aging Hindenburg #history https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP13-_20th_Century_Dictators.mp3
jerrydgj@davmicrot
There were horrible economic problems in Germany at that time.Unemployment was 30% and Hitler only got 36% of the vote. America is Utopia compared to Germany in 1932 and yet ....
There were horrible economic problems in Germany at that time.Unemployment was 30% and Hitler only got 36% of the vote. America is Utopia compared to Germany in 1932 and yet ....
Paul J. Ste. Marie@davmicrot And 92 years later, we're about to do the same damn thing.
@davmicrot it was his way of presenting a more benign image,a lot of good it did.