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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
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> > I feel for the German people of 1939--they were poor, i mean dirt poor-- a
> > wheelbarrow of money just to buy a loaf of bread.
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> You're thinking of the late 1920s... by 1939 the German people were pretty
> well off again with a fairly stable currency. Unfortunately that prosperity
> was built on theft via a military dictatorship that happily trampled the
> rights of everyone. And sadly, way too many Germans went along with it, not
> just 5 or 6 guys at the top.
And way too many people are following Dubya on, well, not exactly the same
road, but a road of happily trampling the rights and freedoms of everyone.
You and I are not going along willingly, but a whole bunch of folks are
going along, not just 5 or 6 guys at the top.
And thanks for fixing my erronous history.
Dave K
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