Tag Archives: Weimar Republic

Just finished “Babylon Berlin” and am sort of transfixed

I’m sure you’ve heard about the four-season German TV series streaming on MhZ (the service on which I’ve been watching it). And I’ve just, today, been delighted to learn there will be a fifth season. Which is good because the … Continue reading

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Turning factoids into facts: Mars, Hitler and history

Let’s All Go to Mars! So many MAGAts, including the MAGAt King, have been heralding our imminent landing and community-building on Mars, presumably via one of Elon Musk’s rockets. Another presumption: it is one which isn’t prone to shattering mid-air … Continue reading

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Is the atmosphere in the US right now like that in 1930’s Germany?

It’s generally understood that a country is not vulnerable to a dictatorial take-over if  its domestic, economic and political climate(s) are in good shape. So I’ve done a bit of research to make a comparison between the United States a … Continue reading

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