tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post6884938863201650553..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: W is for Weimar Republic and World WarsDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-4779391352239323952014-04-27T10:27:15.971-04:002014-04-27T10:27:15.971-04:00Thank you and I will check out this bookThank you and I will check out this bookBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-48379425408904694462014-04-26T14:08:53.260-04:002014-04-26T14:08:53.260-04:00There is a wonderful book titled 'In the Garde...There is a wonderful book titled 'In the Garden of Beasts' by Erik Larson. It is about the life of the American Ambassador to Germany during the 30's. He tried to tell the US what was coming, but no one would listen. Your comments are 'spot on' about what was happening. Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-35350730997745582762014-04-26T13:28:00.000-04:002014-04-26T13:28:00.000-04:00Oh it was so difficult and you are right about the...Oh it was so difficult and you are right about the Treaty of Versailles-it brought on WW2 and historians know this and I wish this was taught, in a non-judgemental manner. My mom is German and I listened to the stories. My Oma and Opa got married in 1922 and when he was paid, they literally threw all the money in a baby carriage and ran to buy milk, bread and butter before the mark fell again because it would drop that fast. It created such chaos that all these different political factions came up and, unfortunately, the Nazi regime came more into power. We can look back with 20/20 hindsight but when , on the face of it, the currency is stabilized, kindergarten is introduced, the freeway is introduced, people were getting jobs and the average person could afford a car and go to school, it seemed good. That is why that evil SOB was even looked on in a better light in the U.S. and Canada. I know this from my dad who lived during that time and from friends as well. So sad that all one had to do was peel the veneer off, and not much mind you, and one would see the true horror coming. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-9389013476969584822014-04-26T09:43:39.505-04:002014-04-26T09:43:39.505-04:00I wasn't casting blame, but you can interpret ...I wasn't casting blame, but you can interpret it anyway you want. Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-87054980349247456262014-04-26T09:11:06.747-04:002014-04-26T09:11:06.747-04:00In other words you are saying it was all our fault...In other words you are saying it was all our fault.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com