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Poor Weimar. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 16/06/2017 12:32:09 PM

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I had an interchange the day before Scalise was shot with some west coast liberal who insisted that the reason Hitler came to power was because of an obsession with the rule of law in Weimar Republic. She was completely unaware of the existence of paramilitary groups in post-WWI Germany. She was arguing that progressives need to start using violence against fringe elements of the right in the US. The irony was incredible.


You said you recognize it because you've read so much European history (and obviously you have), but it doesn't take half of the education you've had to recognize what's going on here. This is really, really simple stuff. The Freikorps are not obscure.


Another great example of how fragile Democracy can be. The funny thing about Weimar is will all its handicaps it was finally succeeding before the Great Depression began and poor economic policies screwed it and the world over.

Happily the US institution is much more robust. But it still amazes me that people think violence is ok in our politics. Unless you're rebelling from England it is pretty much not ok to solve your problems using violence.

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The Left Won’t Rest Until Someone Gets Killed - 14/06/2017 02:47:58 PM 1767 Views
Totally agreed with this article... - 14/06/2017 03:58:40 PM 1059 Views
The funny thing about violence is you can't control it. - 14/06/2017 04:31:35 PM 999 Views
So you thought that would scare me Tom? - 14/06/2017 09:30:34 PM 958 Views
especially since the gunman has been identified - 14/06/2017 05:42:14 PM 1030 Views
And the penny drops... *NM* - 14/06/2017 05:59:30 PM 578 Views
Bernie isn't a Democrat, though - 14/06/2017 06:31:28 PM 999 Views
How embarrassing that he accidentally ran for their presidential nomination! - 14/06/2017 07:18:57 PM 917 Views
Not an accident - 14/06/2017 07:28:12 PM 899 Views
And in Wonder Woman the Movie they wore different hats!!! - 14/06/2017 09:09:57 PM 900 Views
You mean the Clinton cabal stopped him - 15/06/2017 04:22:41 AM 886 Views
I think you give too much credit to the Clintons - 15/06/2017 04:49:26 AM 978 Views
I would have actually respected her more... - 15/06/2017 07:07:08 PM 860 Views
well no other democrats wanted to run against her there was an opening *NM* - 15/06/2017 09:41:50 PM 580 Views
There are valid points, but rather a lot of bullshit inbetween for my taste. - 14/06/2017 07:07:10 PM 1142 Views
Obviously excessive hyperbole is a problem from both sides - 14/06/2017 07:20:59 PM 950 Views
Sure, I will admit that. - 14/06/2017 07:23:24 PM 919 Views
There you go again. - 14/06/2017 07:52:47 PM 979 Views
Yeah, that part sucked.... - 14/06/2017 09:14:10 PM 857 Views
You know what I did? - 15/06/2017 04:16:08 AM 970 Views
Good Idea.... - 15/06/2017 06:59:47 PM 883 Views
Yup. Isn't it shocking? - 14/06/2017 09:18:45 PM 949 Views
I find myself drifting more and more to the right - 14/06/2017 08:26:26 PM 896 Views
I don't, or at least not in an American context, but I agree about the dead horse. - 14/06/2017 09:32:23 PM 999 Views
That's not correct. - 15/06/2017 04:19:06 AM 996 Views
I agree with Tom's premise, if not the content. - 15/06/2017 09:46:57 AM 961 Views
I really should post more. We're letting Tom and Cannoli get away with far too much. *NM* - 15/06/2017 10:12:53 AM 507 Views
YES, YOU SHOULD - 15/06/2017 11:09:34 AM 899 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 15/06/2017 02:45:40 PM 949 Views
It would still be a pretty right-wing site - 15/06/2017 02:58:30 PM 983 Views
funny you would say that - 15/06/2017 03:20:58 PM 966 Views
I so miss Camilla. - 15/06/2017 08:50:36 PM 875 Views
Camilla and the Aussies were our lefty leaders - 15/06/2017 09:04:12 PM 1000 Views
God I miss Wads - 15/06/2017 10:29:38 PM 988 Views
D'oh! *NM* - 15/06/2017 03:20:58 PM 546 Views
*NM* - 15/06/2017 04:37:56 PM 599 Views
I never could tell when you were being sarcastic and when not. On the whole I'm thinking yes. *NM* - 15/06/2017 08:48:54 PM 476 Views
Hmm... I miss Camilla too. - 15/06/2017 08:55:04 PM 772 Views
Sad but true - the left is truly unhinged, full of violence and hate - 15/06/2017 03:36:20 AM 884 Views
I was considering making a post called "what the fuck is wrong with progressives?" - 15/06/2017 06:49:10 AM 1005 Views
It's because they have begun to eat themselves. - 15/06/2017 02:14:23 PM 915 Views
Yeah, but... - 15/06/2017 02:46:51 PM 980 Views
yes, that - 15/06/2017 03:20:00 PM 907 Views
The day I realized that I didn't know every damned thing was when I at last gained a little wisdom. - 15/06/2017 03:30:07 PM 854 Views
I get where you're coming from, but... - 15/06/2017 05:01:13 PM 906 Views
Isn't that a good characterization of much of the Left? - 15/06/2017 04:09:10 PM 863 Views
Maybe? A large section of the academic left, anyway - 15/06/2017 05:17:14 PM 826 Views
Well, yeah - 15/06/2017 04:36:37 PM 918 Views
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass... - 15/06/2017 10:40:42 PM 989 Views
I can promise you they haven't read their history. - 16/06/2017 12:25:56 AM 775 Views
No offense intended, but have *you* read it carefully? - 16/06/2017 01:41:19 AM 1074 Views
I've read it somewhat carefully. I think I said my point poorly, though. - 16/06/2017 03:23:26 AM 899 Views
An obsession with the rule of law in Weimar Germany? - 16/06/2017 04:26:30 AM 844 Views
She blocked me after telling me to go fuck myself. - 16/06/2017 04:38:43 AM 802 Views
Sounds like a winner, that one - 16/06/2017 02:20:19 PM 939 Views
Poor Weimar. - 16/06/2017 12:32:09 PM 870 Views
Ha! - 16/06/2017 03:00:38 PM 842 Views
Their shenanigans actually hurt their cause. - 15/06/2017 03:32:09 PM 919 Views
Also, they're just puerile. Pussy hats? Seriously? If you want to be taken seriously, dress properly - 16/06/2017 12:36:36 AM 968 Views
A short webcomic for you ghavrel - 16/06/2017 01:54:00 AM 922 Views
Most Americans laugh at "microaggressions" and phrases like "toxic masculinity" - 16/06/2017 04:31:40 AM 772 Views
I unironically use some of those - 16/06/2017 04:42:21 AM 1007 Views
Quit gaslighting me, dude *NM* - 16/06/2017 02:18:17 PM 502 Views
Why do you hate the word gaslighting? - 16/06/2017 08:42:34 PM 843 Views
It's used by progressives whenever someone disagrees with them. - 16/06/2017 11:24:03 PM 983 Views
So let me come at this from a different angle - 17/06/2017 04:48:37 AM 897 Views
You're overthinking this. - 17/06/2017 10:28:47 AM 968 Views
What are you even talking about? - 17/06/2017 11:01:42 AM 1019 Views
POC - 16/06/2017 01:54:31 PM 866 Views
I would assume "POC" meant "piece of crap" - 16/06/2017 02:17:07 PM 851 Views
Point of Contact - 16/06/2017 03:09:26 PM 1068 Views
WTF? "Good needs"? That doesn't even make any sense! - 16/06/2017 05:55:45 PM 941 Views
I have some good needs - 16/06/2017 06:07:35 PM 850 Views
I'll just bet you do. *NM* - 16/06/2017 06:13:23 PM 507 Views
Neither does "handicapped", honestly - 16/06/2017 07:18:15 PM 920 Views
It will stop, the robots will one day take over - 16/06/2017 08:41:03 PM 944 Views
My opinion on this - 16/06/2017 08:39:40 PM 1111 Views
No - 17/06/2017 07:11:17 AM 846 Views
Belas, a rhetorical question, where do monsters come from? *NM* - 17/06/2017 08:58:00 AM 507 Views
These come from institutions of higher "learning" *NM* - 17/06/2017 05:07:47 PM 551 Views
under the bed or in the bedroom closet. d'uh. *NM* - 17/06/2017 05:30:05 PM 509 Views
POP - 16/06/2017 09:07:28 PM 967 Views
Thought you were going to make a People of Penes / Penii joke - 16/06/2017 09:43:31 PM 915 Views
That is the way I started to feel about the conserative movement - 15/06/2017 09:41:07 PM 883 Views
President Mike Pence - 15/06/2017 03:53:15 PM 906 Views
LOL - 15/06/2017 03:56:37 PM 883 Views
Too much Jacobin. Not enough Jacques. - 15/06/2017 09:58:27 PM 953 Views
RAWR, bows down to the sexiness - 15/06/2017 10:45:41 PM 857 Views

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