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Showing Original Post only (View all)John Meacham finally goes there on Morning Joe. [View all]
He said that "every thinking person should read William Shirer's 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.'" I listened to the audiobook in 2019 and the parallels are chilling. When a presidential historian of Meacham's caliber goes there, America needs to listen.
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Read that book more than 45 years ago and pulled it out to read again about 6 months ago.
Solomon
Feb 2021
#1
I did the same. I've been reading now Dmitry Volkogonov's Stalin, less well known, but...
NNadir
Feb 2021
#10
Volkgonakov is an interesting guy. He was a Soviet Col. General charged with psychological warfare.
NNadir
Feb 2021
#61
"In The Court Of The Red Tsar" is also fascinating (can't remember the author) . . ..
hatrack
Feb 2021
#97
I have to tip my hat to The Death Of Stalin as the ultimate in black comedy . . . .
hatrack
Feb 2021
#100
Incidentally, if you're never read "Dark Sun" by Richard Rhodes, it's well worth your time
hatrack
Feb 2021
#102
in both cases radio played a huge part both times but RW talk radio will croak w/limbaugh before
certainot
Feb 2021
#68
school system will be a lot easier to fix, like all major issues, when rw radio dies
certainot
Feb 2021
#96
RW propaganda radio will be replaced by Incel Neckbeards with podcasts. The Next Generation. nt
Progressive Jones
Feb 2021
#91
not same. unlike radio, social media, podcasts etc are like TV - part of the free speech spectrum
certainot
Feb 2021
#95
Would you please post this as its own OP for visibility, and so we can rec it? Thanks.
niyad
Feb 2021
#66
I've not thought of that book for many years, but at 4AM, hearing him merely say the author's name
hlthe2b
Feb 2021
#4
He said he's resisted using the parallel for 5 years, but after yesterday, can't any longer.
catbyte
Feb 2021
#6
Oh, I've thought of the parallels the past five years, for sure. Just not that specific book
hlthe2b
Feb 2021
#31
Brits do WWII right, there is also Alan Bullock's Hitler A Study In Tyranny
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2021
#23
It seems to me that republicans in the Senate realize that if they vote to convict DJT,
Mr. Evil
Feb 2021
#50
I've referred people to this for several years. I'm on my third reading (read it every 25 yrs)
SharonAnn
Feb 2021
#73
Also, read "The Authoritarians". It's free on the Internet. Good explanation of MAGA thinking.
SharonAnn
Feb 2021
#75
The reason people are loathe to go there is that the standard argument is . . .
peggysue2
Feb 2021
#80