Robert Hubbell counters the Kagan prognosis very effectively. We are not sheep. See his concluding thoughts in today's newsletter, roberthubbell.substack.…
You are exactly right about U.S. and Germany post WWI. Germany so hampered by the reparations and the shame heaped on the country as a whole made it much worse. And the hyperinflation experienced by the German populace bears no comparison to our single low digit that is going down for us. In addition, France and Belgium pulled a Putin and invaded the Ruhr Valley and made that area a hostage. Then Herr Hitler took advantage with his anti-Jewish rants that played into the scapegoating of Jews in Germany. A similarity with our own version of a racist autocrat ensued with Hitler's failed "insurrection" (Beer hall putsch) that helped him to power 10 years later. I highly recommend the new book by Volker Ullrich, "Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis," Liverwright, 2023.
Robert Hubbell counters the Kagan prognosis very effectively. We are not sheep. See his concluding thoughts in today's newsletter, https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/weekend-edition?r=48ef0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thanks!! This is just what I needed. I subscribe to Hubbel's newsletter, but hadn't read it yet today.
Appreciate this redirect
So I just read Robert Hubbell's comments, thank you for the link, but I wanted to post a link to my comments here on Letters to Americans, but not being a paying subscriber, I failed. I hope you can read my post comment today, here is the link, and consider sharing it with Robert Hubbell's aspirations for a better healthier USA. PPJ https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-1-2023?r=5hgfu&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=44660927
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You are exactly right about U.S. and Germany post WWI. Germany so hampered by the reparations and the shame heaped on the country as a whole made it much worse. And the hyperinflation experienced by the German populace bears no comparison to our single low digit that is going down for us. In addition, France and Belgium pulled a Putin and invaded the Ruhr Valley and made that area a hostage. Then Herr Hitler took advantage with his anti-Jewish rants that played into the scapegoating of Jews in Germany. A similarity with our own version of a racist autocrat ensued with Hitler's failed "insurrection" (Beer hall putsch) that helped him to power 10 years later. I highly recommend the new book by Volker Ullrich, "Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis," Liverwright, 2023.
Fox has convinced people that our economy is in a bad state. And high food prices are making people believe it. It’s not good.