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Hard to say. My Great Grandfather was in the resistance, but I think you would have to be in that situation to make a true assessment. It was a very difficult time, the fear of communism emerging, the dismemberment of Germany by the Versailles treaty, hardly surprising that almost everyone supported Hitler.

You can relax, I'm not referring to jews, though you're clearly desperate to imply that. I was referring to the contributions made by all countries prior to the outbreak of WWII. I view WWII in the same way as most historians now view the origins of WWI, that its outbreak was caused by people making miscalculations, and in effect WWII broke out by accident, not by design.

Hitler really did believe that of course. He was shocked when Britain and France declared war over Poland. He also considered that saving German women and children trapped in the territories annexed by Poland after 1919, who wanted to rejoin Germany was the right thing to do.

An excellent question. As Darryl Cooper has said, after some years pass it is easier to look at history more objectively. With WWI we have seen this more serious examination of the causes of WWI and the consensus is that neither party wanted WWI but it happened by accident almost. With WWII we're not quite at that stage where the truth about the causes of WWII can be told in polite society, however, in due course this too will change and as always, the truth will come out.

I should, should I? Why would that be?

That's not right, of course. Though adding a bit of music, why not. It would be much better to read Max Domarus collection of all Hitler's speeches. I have a all four volumes in my library fortunately, so I'm immune to any misunderstandings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler:_Speeches_and_Proclamations

Well, I like dogs too, but am more of a Weimaraner man. However, on Viennese chocolates, I am exactly on the same page.

Eastern Europe may well be the grave for the EU. The Ukrainians, a greenlighted EU candidate, has managed to involve the EU in a costly war. For decades East European countries have pocketed massive EU monies, especially Poland, and in return done nothing but obstruct EU policies. The voting in the EU parliament has become a near impossibility thanks to vetos held by East European countries. It was the biggest mistake ever to expand to Eastern Europe. There should be a forced BREXIT for all Eastern European countries, nothing but freeloaders and dead weights for the EU. A half of Britain would be better than all of Eastern Europe.

Which ones? He had so many.

Actually "the people in Poland" don't believe Russia will invade Poland. Like everywhere else the Polish people are divided on this issue, as you can see here:

Russia wants to invade them all? Wow. Sounds very dangerous. UK too? Is there any shred of evidence for this claim that Russia will invade the UK? I'm sure you'll provide a link?

How dangerous his words must be that people are not allowed to listen to them 80 years after the event. Same with that Ben Laden letter.

Still a hit with the young after 80 years. That rascal...

Churchill admitted he would have been a fascist if he had been born Italian: "If I had been an Italian, I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism." https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/mussolini-churchill-2/#:~:text=If I had been an,his courtliness to foreign hosts.

I greatly admire the British interview culture, people like Paxman and others, who actually do not let the politician get away with talking sideways. I have only ever seen robust questioning in the UK, nowhere else does this as seriously and competently as the British journalists do. Fawning journalists who soil their own pants when they see a politician is the norm, but not in Britain.

Well, he was born in Pakistan, but raised in india, which made him particularly receptive to the tales of Churchill's hatred of Indians. Yes, sadly, he was a Marxist, but everyone makes some mistakes. His view on Churchill is exceptionally well informed though.

Back on topic: Oxford graduate Tariq Ali on how the crimes of Churchill continue to be perpetrated today:

I do envy the faith and hope religious people can have, regarding an afterlife. It must be very consoling.

"Everyone’s terrified of Meghan,” claims a source close to the couple. “She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice. They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently." Something has gone wrong with parenting in the post war years, John Mearsheimer also lamented the strange decline in political leaders recognising the limits of power since the 1990s.

Disease, old age and pain is what my 92 year old grandmother is going through now. I just met her a few weeks ago again. Her suffering is great. This is the most terrifying thing, that disease, old age, pain, death and the conversion to dust awaits us all.

With this mayor at the helm New York went to the dogs. Politicians, bar a few exceptions, are just out to benefit themselves, the days of politicians taking obligations to the people seriously is long gone.

I do agree, it was almost a shock to see Channel 4 news actually sending a reporter to Pokrovsk, and then to report his actual findings that the local population was furious at Zelensky and that the soldiers were scared and not talking victory but blaming Zelensky for weaking the front for a futile Kursk incursion. Indeed the Russians have advanced, the Ukrainian strongholds of Ukrainsk and Vuledahr have just fallen. Russians are sure to take Pokrovsk very soon. This will give them a number of important advantages. I also see these depot attacks and blown bridges as mere pin pricks by Ukraine, even the whole Kursk incursion, after all the real reason Ukraine advanced so far there was because there were almost no Russian soldiers, and for a good reason, the area has little strategic importance in the battle for Ukraine. Regarding all the billions of aid for Ukraine, it is rather useless if Ukraine does not get the hardware and men it needs. All the billions in the world won't stop the Russian army advancing on Pokrovsk apparently. And the fact is the West does not have the materiel to give to Ukraine which it would need to prevail. The fact that even staunch allies of Ukraine like the president of Czech Republic Mr Pavel, who know a thing or two about military matters, have come out publicly and told the Ukrainians to be sensible and accept negotiations rather than killing their people needlessly tells you all you need to know how it's going on the battlefield. It's going Russia's way.

Who would have thought the oh so nice Ellen de Generes was in reality such a horrible person. Goes to show how first impressions can be wrong BuzzFeed News spoke to one current and 10 former employees on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, all of whom asked to remain anonymous, fearing retribution from the award-winning NBC daytime talk show and others in the entertainment industry. They said they were fired after taking medical leave or bereavement days to attend family funerals. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-employees-allege-toxic-workplace-culture

Well, Trump was certainly a danger to Mark Esper's political and military ambitions afterhe unceremoniously fired Esper. What els is he gonna say? Esper showed very poor judgement when he refused to accept that the President has sole discretion on whether to send the military to quell insurrection, he was lucky not to be fired then already. He was bizarrely woke for a military man, agreeing to rename Military bases named after Confederate Generals, when that was not White House policy. it's as if he wanted to get fired, just very strange behaviour. His sour grapes were predictable.

Channel 4 news from the UK has sent a reporter to the frontline city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine. He sent this report "Fury at Zelensky in Front Line City" He reports Ukrainian soldiers are not talking victory but blame weakness on their front on Zelensky's incursion in Kursk. He also reports on the fury of local inhabitants of Pokrovsk with Zelensky. He also reports the Ukrainian strongholds of Vuledahr and Ukrainsk have fallen to Russian forces, who are now converging on Pokrovsk.