National Socalist Germany was a fascist nightmare. There was no freedom there. People couldn't say what they really thought about Hitler and the Nazis. They couldn't travel where they wanted to go freely, or even work at the jobs they wanted to do. Everything was controlled. We have the cliche of "papers, please" when we think of the Germany of that time, because it was the reality. If you didn't have the proper papers, you were arrested.
Sure, Hitler succeeded in reviving the German economy by putting the country on a war footing and manufacturing weapons and vehicles and building roads and public buildings. But those people inducted into Hitler's work forces had no say about them. Social pressures forced them to take up a pick and shovel. We see the same kind of social pressures being applied to us by the liberal fascists who are pushing the Covid narrative. They don't give us the freedom to choose, they tell us what to do, and punish us if we don't do it.
National Socialist Germany was not free. I want to live in a free society, or as free as is possible, and we know from experience that society can be a hell of a lot more free than what we have in Western nations today. What we need are a strong sense of national unity, a strong church, and a strong justice system. We don't have any of those things. What we don't need are fascists telling us what to think, say and do.
At least the trains ran on time
That was attributed to Mussolini, and was a myth
Oh , the trains definitely ran on time
Hitler succeeded in reviving the German economy by putting the country on a war footing and manufacturing weapons and vehicles and building roads and public buildings.
I wonder if the wartime economic boom was driven primarily by rampant borrowing like it was here during WWII.
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