Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 23, 2004, at 9:40 PM, John Collier wrote: > The only comment I going to make is that Germany suffered under > egregious terms and conditions following the end of WW1*. The economic > miracle following the dreadful inflation of the late twenties must > have made for very giddy times. It is trite for us pinheads to judge > her for what we know now. This does not exonerate her or anyone else > but it should make you wonder what you might have done if you had been > in her shoes. I think I can say with some certainty that I would have been with the SPD and thousands of others protesting the Enabling Acts and the Nazi regime. Riefenstahl wasn't just another German with a Swastika pin or nominal membership in the Party, her involvement goes far beyond getting swept up in national fervor or complicity. She was the single most effective and widely-known propagandist for the most vile regime seen by modern man. > John Collier > > * There really was only one world war. It just had two acts. The > conclusion of WW1 made WW2 virtually inevitable.