Four more years: Merkel re-elected

[CountDeMoney]

Basically, the Nazis were just the same as the soviets on most economic things---with war as the excuse. It also gives a lot of insight on why Hitler needed to go to war when he did.

Once you put your economy into what is essentially a war production footing, it's got to go somewhere.

[The Minsky Moment]

I've been reading about the economic policies of the 3rd Reich, and combined with the Weimar history, I finally understand why these people are doing what they are doing.

There isn't a Soviet Union to keep up with now though, and the West are allies.

Wonderful book. Basically, the Nazis were just the same as the soviets on most economic things---with war as the excuse. It also gives a lot of insight on why Hitler needed to go to war when he did.

Great book. 

Too bad slargos isn't around so we can recommend it to him.   

[The Minsky Moment]

I was under the impression (perhaps mistaken) that the Reich was so in the red from their massive rearmament program and domestic spending that they needed to loot Europe like the Romans to keep the economy going.

They could have brought the economy back into reasonable balance by slowing down the arms buildup.  That is what Schacht (the architect of the prewar recovery) recommended.  Of course, Hitler chose a different approach.

[dps]

OTOH, the Nazis never put the entire economy on a war footing the way the US did.

[Queequeg]

OTOH, the Nazis never put the entire economy on a war footing the way the US did.

Kind of a myth according to Evans, they went from incompetent management to having B-24s and Lancasters fucking their shit up.

[The Minsky Moment]

USAF and Bomber Command did to Germany what Evans did to David Irving.

[Queequeg]

That's.....that's bad right? Irving was the apologist?

[Syt]

Btw, the first African-born member of parliament in Germany:


Karamba Diaby, born in Senegal.

[The Brain]

Ay ay ay!