tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post6191963732229975448..comments2024-03-28T17:49:27.846-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Love Your GovernmentDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-19877408560998452412013-11-10T09:28:10.944-05:002013-11-10T09:28:10.944-05:00Aeolis & others...I reviewed Haffner's mem...Aeolis & others...I reviewed Haffner's memoir here:<br /><br />http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/11181.html<br /><br />This is largely a book of social/psychological history, based on the experiences of one man. I agree with what Haffner says when he argues for the importance of social history, as opposed to purely political and military history:<br /><br />"If you read ordinary history books…you get the impression that no more than a few dozen people have are involved…According to this view, the history of the present decade is a kind of chess game between Hitler, Mussolini, Chiang Kai-Shek, Roosevelt, Chamberlain, Daladier, and a number of other men whose names are on everybody’s lips. We anonymous others seem at best to be the objects of history, pawns in the chess game…It may seem a paradox, but it is none the less a simple truth, to say that on the contrary, the decisive historical events take place among us, the anonymous masses. The most powerful dictators, ministers, and generals are powerless against the simultaneous mass decisions taken individually and almost unconsciously by the population at large…Decisions that influence the course of history arise out of the individual experiences of thousands or millions of individuals.<br /><br />This is not an airy abstract construction, but indisputably real and tangible. For instance, what was it that caused Germany to lose the Great War of 1918 and the Allies to win it? An advance in the leadership of Foch and Haig, or a decline in Ludendorff’s? Not at all. It was the fact that the ‘German soldier’, that is the majority of an anonymous mass of ten million individuals, was no longer willing, as he had been until then, to risk his life in any attack, or hold his position to the last man."<br /><br />Turning to his own subject–the question of why the Germans allowed Naziism to happen–Haffner continues:<br /><br />"Indeed, behind these questions are some very peculiar, very revealing, mental processes and experiences, whose historical significance cannot yet be fully gauged These are what I want to write about. You cannot get to grips with them if you do not track them down to the place where they happen: the private lives, emotions, and thoughts of individual Germans…There, in private, the fight is taking place in Germany. You will search for it in vain in the political landscape, even with the most powerful telescope. Today the political struggle is expressed by the choice of what a person eats and drinks, whom he loves, what he does in his spare time, whose company he seeks, whether he smiles or frowns, what pictures he hangs on his walls. It is here that the battles of the next world war are being decided in advance. That may sound grotesque, but it is the truth."David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-24849197994013352672013-11-09T13:00:32.869-05:002013-11-09T13:00:32.869-05:00David, thank you so much for referencing Sebastian...David, thank you so much for referencing Sebastian Haffner. Though I've read quite a lot on 20th century events (it seems too recent to call it history), I somehow missed Haffner. His oeuvre looks fascinating and I'm looking forward to reading him.Aeolushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032601283556056593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-55552632811326783382013-11-08T17:25:27.134-05:002013-11-08T17:25:27.134-05:00"Newly hatched ducks develop an attachment to..."Newly hatched ducks develop an attachment to their wire mothers."<br /><br />A minor note - you've got your species crossed. It was rhesus monkeys<br />who developed an attachment to wire mothers. The ducks went for Konrad<br />Lorenz (and sometimes colored blocks).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-55049875967542986192013-11-08T16:17:43.651-05:002013-11-08T16:17:43.651-05:00Time to be afraid, very afraid. That middle photo ...Time to be afraid, very afraid. That middle photo with the gals looking beside themselves with joy and ecstacy, I've a similar photo before; the rallies for Hitler. Their leader was gracing their lives with his presence. The look like they are having a religous experience and orgasm at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-15365562768024091512013-11-08T15:29:23.015-05:002013-11-08T15:29:23.015-05:00"Love your government", No."Love your government", No.Chana @ Lemon Lime Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656854855385193867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-72969481647357269912013-11-08T13:56:53.277-05:002013-11-08T13:56:53.277-05:00Elections are about winning and the best at winnin...Elections are about winning and the best at winning, once elected, have no idea how to govern. <br /><br />certainly terry mcaufle springs to mindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-6536351436974025402013-11-08T11:54:27.489-05:002013-11-08T11:54:27.489-05:00Obama as America's abusive boyfriend. "S...Obama as America's abusive boyfriend. "Sorry", followed by "it's not you, it's me", and finally by "well work it out, somehow", meanwhile not changing his abusive behavior one bit. Ultimately, say about three years from now, it comes to "I never liked you all that much anyway, you aren't all that hot, you know".<br /><br />DutchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-90839539623014655002013-11-08T08:00:39.923-05:002013-11-08T08:00:39.923-05:00When it became obvious in 2008 that 0bama was &quo...When it became obvious in 2008 that 0bama was "it", I flashed back to the movie "The Candidate", starring Robert Redford. <br /><br />If you haven't seen it, rent it. It's worthwhile to watch the entire movie as a setup for the last scene. <br /><br />Redford, the good-looking, smooth-talking empty suit gets backed to run for national office even though his intelligence is slightly north of cornflakes and his experience non-existent. <br /><br />He agrees to run on a lark, but he's obedient; does what he's told. Women love him. Men want to be him. <br /><br />He wins, confounding everyone. <br /><br />As he's leaving his victory celebration, in the back seat of the limo with his chief backer, he turns to him and says (with an air of fear in his voice), "What do we do now?"<br /><br />Isn't this exactly where we are? <br /><br />Elections are about winning and the best at winning, once elected, have no idea how to govern. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-89076131068161662102013-11-08T07:43:09.391-05:002013-11-08T07:43:09.391-05:00Sebastian Haffner, who grew up in Germany between ...Sebastian Haffner, who grew up in Germany between the wars, says that "A generation of young Germans had become accustomed to having the entire content of their lives delivered gratis, so to speak, by the public sphere, all the raw material for their deeper emotions." During the stability (temporary, as we now know) of the Stresemann era, "Now that these deliveries suddently ceased, people were left helpless, impoverished, robbed, and disappointed. They had never learned how to live from within themselves, how to make an ordinary private life great, beautiful and worth while, how to enjoy it and make it interesting. So they regarded the end of political tension and the return of private liberty not as a gift, but as a deprivation. They were bored, their minds strayed to silly thoughts, and they began to sulk."<br /><br />and<br /><br />"To be precise (the occasion demands precision, because in my opinion it provides the key to the contemporary period of history): it was not the entire generation of young Germans. Not every single individual reacted in this fashion. There were some who learned during this period, belatedly and a little clumsily, as it were, how to live. they began to enjoy their own lives, weaned themselves from the cheap intoxication of the sports of war and revolution, and started to develop their own personalities. It was at this time that, invisibly and unnoticed, the Germans divided into those who later became Nazis and those who would remain non-Nazis."<br /><br />There is much of this "delivery of emotions by the public sphere" among today's American Left.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-80541373269711561752013-11-08T02:52:30.909-05:002013-11-08T02:52:30.909-05:00My grandfathter told me that a Democrat is someone...My grandfathter told me that a Democrat is someone that doesn't let facts or logic interfere with his opinion. At the time, over 30 years ago, I thought it was funny. I just didn't realize he was also right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-60869139744367960492013-11-08T01:04:15.456-05:002013-11-08T01:04:15.456-05:00"There will be no loyalty, except loyalty tow..."There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother." George Orwell. <br /><br />Is it coming to this? <br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493403611292006181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-19112810328523033342013-11-08T01:01:40.302-05:002013-11-08T01:01:40.302-05:00This essay goes far to explain why a majority of C...This essay goes far to explain why a majority of Canadians like the inexperienced, know-nothing, winsome leader of the Liberal party much more than the successful, clever, free marketer and sensible Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who is credited with good economic management, creator of jobs, staunch supporter of Israel and a strong West.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493403611292006181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-22534239342038377992013-11-08T00:00:00.179-05:002013-11-08T00:00:00.179-05:00Aguila2011-
I have read Mark Levin's books. I ...Aguila2011-<br />I have read Mark Levin's books. I enjoyed them very much.<br /><br />I don't see how I am mistaken.<br />Fatherless children tend to end up looking towards the government to take the place of Daddy. Blacks as a group especially seeing as how the illegitimacy rate in American blacks is over 70%.<br />Socialist immigrants come to America, some illegally, and will vote for what feels good to them. That would be an all powerful government that can give them the things they desire.<br />Single mothers are not helping their children by having babies out of wedlock. <br /><br />My comment was not intended to delve into the "causality of many problems and their complexity." It's simply an observation I have made over all the years I have been alive. <br /><br />Let me put it another way; <br />Wherever there are fatherless children there will be misery.<br />Wherever there is Socialism there will be fatherless children.<br /><br />No, it's not all-encompassing. It's just an observation.<br />Servo1969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-7763734436305424242013-11-07T22:15:59.334-05:002013-11-07T22:15:59.334-05:00Quite a divide when it comes to my own desires whi...Quite a divide when it comes to my own desires which simply put are "Just leave me the f**k alone!" I support the TEA party goals of lower taxes, smaller government, and reduced spending. How does anyone disagree with those goals and demonize that group given today's out of control environment? Well, I guess as was said before, "Common sense is not so common."<br /><br />For Servo1969, please study up on economics and history before you blame any "group" for our problems. Your comments display your ignorance of the causality of many problems and their complexity. I would recommend reading books by Mark Levin as a start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-81791745587354700952013-11-07T22:06:19.339-05:002013-11-07T22:06:19.339-05:00Love Your Government
I wish I could love my gover...<em>Love Your Government</em><br /><br />I wish I could love my government, or at least tolerate my government. But I don't have a government that in any way be considered to be "mine". It is a hostile entity that intends nothing but ill for me and mine.<br /><br />Subotai BahadurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-68885070225540763842013-11-07T20:32:59.116-05:002013-11-07T20:32:59.116-05:00Why is it, whether it's rock stars, celebriti...Why is it, whether it's rock stars, celebrities, or politicians, the people standing around them, looking agog and screaming, are almost always females?DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-87582456835190356882013-11-07T19:46:18.807-05:002013-11-07T19:46:18.807-05:00Inspired, Daniel.Inspired, Daniel.Viktorhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI&feature=player_embeddednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-81232684897199077712013-11-07T19:33:26.165-05:002013-11-07T19:33:26.165-05:00Which is why I think that a constant Ted Cruz appr...Which is why I think that a constant Ted Cruz approach will work better than a Romney approach. Kicking sand in the face of dreamboat makes dreamboat look less desirable. Unfortunately a lot of rich Julia types have abusive boyfriends. It is what they respond to. They want to be protected as much as they want to be loved. If they can't have both they'll take the thug. We might as well be the thugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-38585775455207621822013-11-07T19:02:35.729-05:002013-11-07T19:02:35.729-05:00The United States is slowly being destroyed by fat...The United States is slowly being destroyed by fatherless blacks, socialist immigrants and single mothers. These people will happily choose Socialism every chance they get. They will end up with Marxism. Maybe even Communism when all is said and done. And they will never blame themselves. Servo1969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-16128203701577611592013-11-07T16:28:06.676-05:002013-11-07T16:28:06.676-05:00Excellent article. It explains a lot.Excellent article. It explains a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-48051771943151121482013-11-07T16:12:57.474-05:002013-11-07T16:12:57.474-05:00Excellent post. It caused me to remember that line...Excellent post. It caused me to remember that line in those old Starkist Tuna commercials? "Sorry, Charlie. Sunkist doesn't want tuna that has good taste, it wants tuna that tastes good!" Obama voters don’t want "leaders" who have experience and intelligence and are connected to a causo-connected universe. They want "leaders" who make them feel comfortable in their mindlessness. Edward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.com