On Sunday morning, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or ISIL, if you must) pronounced the reformation of the caliphate—the historical Islamic state that once stretched over much of the modern-day Muslim world—with ISIS emir Abu Bakr al Baghdadi as the man in charge.
65 Years ago: After months of gaining territory, weapons, and cash, Germany is putting its global credibility on the line in a play that could backfire spectacularly.
On Sunday morning, the Nazi State of Germany pronounced the Thousand Year Reich with Adolf Hitler as the man in charge.
Bah! This is not a branding exercise. It's about a strongman making audacious moves, having them succeed, and then doubling down. If his military continue to support him, the public rallies to his side, and borders continue to fall, who knows where it ends.
Well articulated.
In Hitler’s case it ended with 50 million dead worldwide and him dead too. This may turn out to be like the Christian 30 year’s war which was so deadly.