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August 8, 2010
Who goes Nazi?—By Dorothy Thompson
There he sits: he talks awkwardly rather than glibly;
he is courteous. He commands a distant and cold respect. But he is a very dangerous man. Were he primitive and brutal he would be a criminal–a murderer. But he is subtle and cruel. He would rise high in a Nazi regime. It would need men just like him–intellectual and ruthless. But Mr. C is not a born Nazi. He is the product of a democracy hypocritically preaching social equality and practicing a carelessly brutal snobbery. He is a sensitive, gifted man who has been humiliated into nihilism. He would laugh to see heads roll. -- (Harper's Magazine -- 1941)
Posted by Vanderleun at August 8, 2010 9:41 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Quite a ride. Nothing has changed but the names.
Obama is our Mr. D.
Posted by: james wilson at August 9, 2010 8:35 AM
I would rather be wise than smart.
The smart man comes up with the witty comment; the wise man leaves before the bar fight that follows the smart man coming up with the witty comment.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at August 9, 2010 12:53 PM
Bar fights are spectacular. I've enjoyed many of them for I've made it a habit of viewing them from the opposite side of the street.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at August 10, 2010 7:04 AM