Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 13:52:16 07/03/00
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On July 03, 2000 at 16:38:52, pete wrote: >Yes , it is really hard to believe ; something like Charlie Chaplin's film "The >Great Dictator " and the inherent irony looks so obvious _now_ ; you can't >believe anyone ever followed him as he was so dumb . > >But this is just an arrogant attitude probably . > >Easy to say that now ; to say you would have been able to find out too if you >had to realize it when it happened is the _real interesting_ question ( and >think of people like Chamberlain before rubbing it in ;-) The situation in Germany was quite unique, so evaluating it with hindsight results in wrong conclusions as demonstrated by Chris. It is not sufficient to look at speeches to conclude that the man was a fool, when you exclude the surrounding circumstances at that particular point in time. That only displays poor understanding of history. >all very cute , all very clever , and really fun to read , still you thought the >original quote was made by an English man , didn't you ;-) ? I suspect your right. It's always a good idea to check your sources, before trying to appear eloquent and knowledgeable; just to fall flat on your face. Best wishes... Mogens
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