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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 2324 Views
Totally agreed with this article... - 14/06/2017 03:58:40 PM 1600 Views
The funny thing about violence is you can't control it. - 14/06/2017 04:31:35 PM 1565 Views
So you thought that would scare me Tom? - 14/06/2017 09:30:34 PM 1503 Views
especially since the gunman has been identified - 14/06/2017 05:42:14 PM 1568 Views
And the penny drops... *NM* - 14/06/2017 05:59:30 PM 843 Views
Bernie isn't a Democrat, though - 14/06/2017 06:31:28 PM 1551 Views
How embarrassing that he accidentally ran for their presidential nomination! - 14/06/2017 07:18:57 PM 1439 Views
Not an accident - 14/06/2017 07:28:12 PM 1465 Views
And in Wonder Woman the Movie they wore different hats!!! - 14/06/2017 09:09:57 PM 1440 Views
You mean the Clinton cabal stopped him - 15/06/2017 04:22:41 AM 1456 Views
I think you give too much credit to the Clintons - 15/06/2017 04:49:26 AM 1511 Views
I would have actually respected her more... - 15/06/2017 07:07:08 PM 1395 Views
well no other democrats wanted to run against her there was an opening *NM* - 15/06/2017 09:41:50 PM 851 Views
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Obviously excessive hyperbole is a problem from both sides - 14/06/2017 07:20:59 PM 1510 Views
Sure, I will admit that. - 14/06/2017 07:23:24 PM 1485 Views
There you go again. - 14/06/2017 07:52:47 PM 1524 Views
Yeah, that part sucked.... - 14/06/2017 09:14:10 PM 1414 Views
You know what I did? - 15/06/2017 04:16:08 AM 1510 Views
Good Idea.... - 15/06/2017 06:59:47 PM 1410 Views
Yup. Isn't it shocking? - 14/06/2017 09:18:45 PM 1558 Views
I find myself drifting more and more to the right - 14/06/2017 08:26:26 PM 1425 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 1525 Views
That's not correct. - 15/06/2017 04:19:06 AM 1604 Views
I agree with Tom's premise, if not the content. - 15/06/2017 09:46:57 AM 1512 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 754 Views
YES, YOU SHOULD - 15/06/2017 11:09:34 AM 1445 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 15/06/2017 02:45:40 PM 1268 Views
It would still be a pretty right-wing site - 15/06/2017 02:58:30 PM 1575 Views
funny you would say that - 15/06/2017 03:20:58 PM 1525 Views
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Camilla and the Aussies were our lefty leaders - 15/06/2017 09:04:12 PM 1553 Views
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D'oh! *NM* - 15/06/2017 03:20:58 PM 810 Views
*NM* - 15/06/2017 04:37:56 PM 868 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 751 Views
Hmm... I miss Camilla too. - 15/06/2017 08:55:04 PM 1336 Views
Sad but true - the left is truly unhinged, full of violence and hate - 15/06/2017 03:36:20 AM 1438 Views
I was considering making a post called "what the fuck is wrong with progressives?" - 15/06/2017 06:49:10 AM 1590 Views
It's because they have begun to eat themselves. - 15/06/2017 02:14:23 PM 1504 Views
Yeah, but... - 15/06/2017 02:46:51 PM 1584 Views
yes, that - 15/06/2017 03:20:00 PM 1455 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 1387 Views
I get where you're coming from, but... - 15/06/2017 05:01:13 PM 1473 Views
Isn't that a good characterization of much of the Left? - 15/06/2017 04:09:10 PM 1417 Views
Maybe? A large section of the academic left, anyway - 15/06/2017 05:17:14 PM 1365 Views
Well, yeah - 15/06/2017 04:36:37 PM 1496 Views
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass... - 15/06/2017 10:40:42 PM 1554 Views
I can promise you they haven't read their history. - 16/06/2017 12:25:56 AM 1304 Views
No offense intended, but have *you* read it carefully? - 16/06/2017 01:41:19 AM 1635 Views
I've read it somewhat carefully. I think I said my point poorly, though. - 16/06/2017 03:23:26 AM 1441 Views
An obsession with the rule of law in Weimar Germany? - 16/06/2017 04:26:30 AM 1375 Views
She blocked me after telling me to go fuck myself. - 16/06/2017 04:38:43 AM 1353 Views
Sounds like a winner, that one - 16/06/2017 02:20:19 PM 1509 Views
Poor Weimar. - 16/06/2017 12:32:09 PM 1462 Views
Ha! - 16/06/2017 03:00:38 PM 1375 Views
Their shenanigans actually hurt their cause. - 15/06/2017 03:32:09 PM 1473 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 1506 Views
A short webcomic for you ghavrel - 16/06/2017 01:54:00 AM 1506 Views
Most Americans laugh at "microaggressions" and phrases like "toxic masculinity" - 16/06/2017 04:31:40 AM 1306 Views
I unironically use some of those - 16/06/2017 04:42:21 AM 1576 Views
Quit gaslighting me, dude *NM* - 16/06/2017 02:18:17 PM 758 Views
Why do you hate the word gaslighting? - 16/06/2017 08:42:34 PM 1397 Views
It's used by progressives whenever someone disagrees with them. - 16/06/2017 11:24:03 PM 1519 Views
So let me come at this from a different angle - 17/06/2017 04:48:37 AM 1432 Views
You're overthinking this. - 17/06/2017 10:28:47 AM 1491 Views
What are you even talking about? - 17/06/2017 11:01:42 AM 1529 Views
POC - 16/06/2017 01:54:31 PM 1414 Views
I would assume "POC" meant "piece of crap" - 16/06/2017 02:17:07 PM 1394 Views
Point of Contact - 16/06/2017 03:09:26 PM 1638 Views
WTF? "Good needs"? That doesn't even make any sense! - 16/06/2017 05:55:45 PM 1470 Views
I have some good needs - 16/06/2017 06:07:35 PM 1382 Views
I'll just bet you do. *NM* - 16/06/2017 06:13:23 PM 752 Views
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It will stop, the robots will one day take over - 16/06/2017 08:41:03 PM 1474 Views
My opinion on this - 16/06/2017 08:39:40 PM 1643 Views
No - 17/06/2017 07:11:17 AM 1373 Views
Belas, a rhetorical question, where do monsters come from? *NM* - 17/06/2017 08:58:00 AM 768 Views
These come from institutions of higher "learning" *NM* - 17/06/2017 05:07:47 PM 820 Views
under the bed or in the bedroom closet. d'uh. *NM* - 17/06/2017 05:30:05 PM 754 Views
POP - 16/06/2017 09:07:28 PM 1523 Views
Thought you were going to make a People of Penes / Penii joke - 16/06/2017 09:43:31 PM 1462 Views
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President Mike Pence - 15/06/2017 03:53:15 PM 1433 Views
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Too much Jacobin. Not enough Jacques. - 15/06/2017 09:58:27 PM 1479 Views
RAWR, bows down to the sexiness - 15/06/2017 10:45:41 PM 1376 Views

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