[CatoRenasci]

Thanks for the kind words. FR can get a out of hand at times. Part of the problem is that the sort of maturity and understanding you refer to is in short supply generally, as you point out. And, having heard so much of a bastardized leftist version of sophistication in the modern university, even many college-educated conservatives are loath to disucss things in nuanced terms. Cheers!

[kabar]

I join the other posters in praise of your insights and balanced perspective on Leni Riefenstahl. She was truly one of the greatest cinematic geniuses ever. Olympia was a masterpiece. It is easy to look back in hindsight and criticize Germans who didn't leave or protest the actions of Hitler. The reality is far different. They did what they had to in order for them and their families to survive. In this case art (Leni Rifenstahl) transcended a political philosphy (Nazism) and will live on long after the Third Reich.