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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11619)2/20/2017 12:12:07 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 362996
 
Early Warnings: How American Journalists Reported the Rise of Hitler

JENNIE ROTHENBERG GRITZ MAR 13, 2012

theatlantic.com

...Then you had this period after the Beer Hall Putsch where Hitler came out of prison and a lot of people had forgotten about him. After the Great Depression hit, suddenly the Nazi Party became a major contender for power. Yet you had Americans meeting Hitler and saying, "This guy is a clown. He's like a caricature of himself." And a lot of them went through this whole litany about how even if Hitler got into a position of power, other German politicians would somehow be able to control him. A lot of German politicians believed this themselves...