[what's up]

Granted, the wealthy, comfy U.S.A. in 2006 is a far cry from a gutted, prostrate Germany 80 years ago. But there are wounded soldiers coming home from a war whose rationale has proved to be at least as dubious as that for Germany's participation in World War I. There are people getting stupefyingly wealthy off our war, and hookers—of both sexes—all over the place. And there are preachers and priests caught in their company. What would Dix, Beckmann, Grosz & Co. be inspired to paint if they were living in America today? It boggles the mind to imagine.

A very tortured attempt to equate the early 20th century Germany with 21st century America. We are very different from what Germany was.

[TradicalRC]

We are very different from what Germany was.

Germany was very decadent. The musical Cabaret actually does some justice to those times. We're really not so much different, except that the enemies are the white patriarchal Christians, rather than the Jews.

[Sam Cree]

"What would Dix, Beckmann, Grosz & Co. be inspired to paint if they were living in America today? It boggles the mind to imagine."

I suspect that Beckman and Co. would find their worthy subjects for decadence, not among us "conservatives (if that is what we are)," but among the Hollywood glitterati and other super wealthy members of the Left.

[SW6906]

Gawd, they (liberals) have to work Bush and the war in Iraq into everything, don't they? Talk about obsession.....