Posted on 03/25/2006 3:11:13 PM PST by freedom44
His wife's history as WHAT? Please provide some historical links - Mrs. Simpson was ostracized enough - but this is a slander I have never heard....
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Then of course you support the re-writing of history books, as practiced by the commies in this country as well as elsewhere?
Or just in putting your head in the sand and yelling 'lalalalala' when inconvenient historical facts are admitted to ALONG WITH THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT THEY OCCURED IN, which is NOT the same as trying to justify them....
And Osama Bin Laden builds hospitals.
I would suggest reading some history and not judging how people behaved 80 years ago through "20-20 hindsight"....
Chamberlain had a relative (I think it was his brother) who was an all-out Nazi sympathizer.
Quite correct...most prominently one Charles Lindbergh, probably considered the greatest living American hero between the wars..
Before Hitler Germany, compared to most of the rest of Europe, was probably one of the least anti-semitic countries. Especially compared to Britain and France.
Dude, this was BEFORE the persecutions started in earnest...Kristalnacht did not occur until 1938...learn some history...
"Philip went on to fight with distinction for the Allies in the Second World War...."
Interesting and honest revelations in the story.
Probably had waning enthusiasm for the Reich once the bombings of London started
I am not educated enough to dispute your statement above, but I will say that, IF it is true, then the Krauts sure "went balls to the wall" when they decided to change, didn't they??
What is your problem? My comment was in response to Philip's QUOTE about his family's jealousy of successful Jews.
There was an interesting story on the History Channel this week. It was about Churchill.
England was ready to surrender to Germany in 1940 or 41. In a heated discussion and a passionate, long speech, Churchill convinced Parliment not to surrender to Germany.
As Maxwell Smart used to say, "They were that close".
Well, I read it as being unduly harsh towards him, given how long ago it was - unless your purpose is to equally slander the majority of well-meaning people on both sides of the pond who nonetheless held similar views BEFORE 1938, yet did not condone discrimination in any way...in which case I would just repeat that one should study history in context, not through "Monday morning quarterbacking"...
Your mention of Charles Lindbergh and the mention of Wally Simpson on the thread is interesting as both of them at different times lived in the same apt. bldg. a mile up the street from me here in San Diego.
It really is an amazing phenomena. I think it was a case of a few distorted individuals taking advantage of the German penchant for obeying orders without question. Hitler was able to seize on Germans' frustration with their loss in stature after their WWI defeat. It made them more open to accepting the Nazi's crazy racial theories, or at least quietly acquiescing to them. I've read William L. Shirer's works on life in Germany before the war, and it really is amazing how quickly a people was transformed. People who just a few years before wrote Hitler off as a lunatic, now praised him to the gills, and it wasn't out of intimidation, they really meant it.
True. Henry Ford, for one.
You're not getting my comment at all. It has nothing to do with who thought what when on which side of the pond in 1938.
Do you see the absurdity of royals - privileged, wealthy people - being jealous of successful others simply because they're of a certain religion/ethnicity?
And please stop jumping all over people in this thread!
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