The White Rose

[dcunning30]

I've read about them some time ago.

[expat]

Got to the wrong part of the world today and distribute something "anti" and you would still be getting the same treatment.  :-X

Matt

[dcunning30]

[quote]Got to the wrong part of the world today and distribute something "anti" and you would still be getting the same treatment.

[expat]

Got to the wrong part of the world today and distribute something "anti" and you would still be getting the same treatment.  :-X

Matt

I think you're right.  I wonder, is Salman Rushdie still in hiding?   :-?

He pops his head up from time to time, mainly when plugging another book.

Matt

[beaky]

These young people are some of Germany's greatest heroes, often overlooked when non-Germans discuss or consider that period in history.

Free speech: use it or lose it!

[C]

I think you're right.  I wonder, is Salman Rushdie still in hiding?   :-?

Not as much as he used to be...

[ATI_7500]

These young people are some of Germany's greatest heroes, often overlooked when non-Germans discuss or consider that period in history.

I'm surprised that someone actually mentions this here.

[dcunning30]

And Roland Freisler escaped the gallows by getting killed during an air raid.

[ATI_7500]

And Roland Freisler escaped the gallows by getting killed during an air raid.

Now that's what you can call a lucky buggar.

[Ijineda]

The members of the "Weisse Rose" sure were courageous, but theres something I have to add, also in the direction of the conspiracy of the 20th of June 1944: they all acted too late.

Why did they not raise their voices in, let

[ATI_7500]

[quote]Why did they not raise their voices in, let

[Ijineda]

Yeah, I think the climax of popularity was in 1940 after the conquest of the biggest opponent - France. BUT: it was clear where Hitler was aiming at. Sure, the Endl

[expat]

So I got one question: How would Hitler be seen today if he died from a heart attack in 1938? And how would Germany and therefore Europe and therefore the World look?

Probably not too much of a PC answer, but possibly grossly over populated  :-/  And Hitler would have been seen as an innovative and dynamic leader of the 20 century  ::)  

Matt

[Woodlouse2002]

So I got one question: How would Hitler be seen today if he died from a heart attack in 1938? And how would Germany and therefore Europe and therefore the World look?

Probably not too much of a PC answer, but possibly grossly over populated

[ATI_7500]

BUT: it was clear where Hitler was aiming at.

Nope. Surprisingly, only very few people ever read "Mein Kampf", in which Hitler's aims were stated. That book was either not even touched or not taken seriously.

[quote]Sure, the Endl