Of course, almost all the Nazis who remained in office after World War II despite their inhuman crimes renounced their ideology and pretended to show remorse.
In West Germany, which at the time was occupied by the Allies under U.S. leadership, there were even “denazification programs.” Nevertheless, numerous former Nazis remained in high-ranking positions.
One of unfortunately many examples is the Nazi judge Hans Filbinger. Even in 1945, shortly before the end of the war, he had still handed down numerous death sentences. Nevertheless, after the war, as a member of the CDU, a conservative party that remains one of the strongest in Germany today, he served, among other roles, as Minister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg (1966–1978).
This man was a staunch Nazi throughout his whole life and was personally involved in their crimes. Nevertheless, he escaped punishment and remained active on the political stage for a long time after the war - it was not until 1978 that he was forced to resign due to public pressure regarding his Nazi past.
Unfortunately, there are many examples like him. The main reason was that the U.S. wanted to quickly build a “bulwark” against the Soviet Union at the time, which also included East Germany. Therefore, many Nazi officials were left in their posts to restore the country’s ability to function as quickly as possible after the war ended. In my opinion, this was one of the gravest mistakes of postwar history.
All I’m trying to say is: People capable of such crimes are fundamentally unfit for government office because they are incorrigible monsters. They will never change, and that is why it is best not to trust people who have already dropped their mask of civility - they should be held accountable for their actions, because as long as this does not happen, they will wreak havoc again as soon as they get the chance.
Edit: Btw - Taylor Greene does not show any remorse in this post: she just shifts away responsibility from her to her cronies.
I don’t think MTG is an incorrigible monster. I think she was a useful idiot who is waking up to that fact. I still don’t think she should be in public office, though.
Well, she clearly has no problem working with monsters in order to profit from them.
There were countless examples of this, especially among the business leaders of Nazi Germany, not a single one of whom was ever prosecuted - and yet they profited so massively that their companies remain among the most influential in Germany even today (examples: Thyssen-Krupp, Siemens, BASF, etc. - all of these corporations, that are all still multi billion dollar corporations today, employed forced laborers during the Nazi era, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands).
Why am I saying all this? It simply seems to me that many US citizens are quite obvious still unaware that their government - and indeed the majority of the billionaires who actually hold the reins - are textbook fascists.
This includes Taylor Greene, even if she is merely a profiteer, just a small cogwheel in this wreched machine.
Once again, my point: If neither the profiteers nor the puppet masters are held accountable for their actions, the U.S. will soon become a state like Nazi Germany was back then. I consider this inevitable if US citizens fail to intervene, just as the citizens of the Weimar Republic did back then - the predecessor state to what is now rightly recorded in history books as one of the most horrific states that has ever existed: Nazi Germany.
Two recommendations: Look into the history of the term “fascism” and how Benito Mussolini, who significantly shaped the term, originally understood it.
Read “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil” by Hannah Arendt, which is unfortunately absolutely relevant again today, even though it describes the mechanisms that made a profoundly evil state like Nazi Germany possible - nothing has changed; the mechanisms are still the same.
Why am I saying all this? It simply seems to me that many US citizens are quite obvious still unaware that their government - and indeed the majority of the billionaires who actually hold the reins - are textbook fascists.
No argument against this. Most are stubbornly denying that Democrats are part and parcel of the fascist regime.
My issue is, she was wrong. But she’s now admitting that. She should probably face sanctions and community service, but any more than that will discourage coming to terms with the truth, and speaking about it publicly. The biggest perpetrators going unpunished is heinous, so get them removed from society, them deal with the truth tellers who came to the truth late.
Of course, almost all the Nazis who remained in office after World War II despite their inhuman crimes renounced their ideology and pretended to show remorse.
In West Germany, which at the time was occupied by the Allies under U.S. leadership, there were even “denazification programs.” Nevertheless, numerous former Nazis remained in high-ranking positions.
One of unfortunately many examples is the Nazi judge Hans Filbinger. Even in 1945, shortly before the end of the war, he had still handed down numerous death sentences. Nevertheless, after the war, as a member of the CDU, a conservative party that remains one of the strongest in Germany today, he served, among other roles, as Minister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg (1966–1978).
This man was a staunch Nazi throughout his whole life and was personally involved in their crimes. Nevertheless, he escaped punishment and remained active on the political stage for a long time after the war - it was not until 1978 that he was forced to resign due to public pressure regarding his Nazi past.
Unfortunately, there are many examples like him. The main reason was that the U.S. wanted to quickly build a “bulwark” against the Soviet Union at the time, which also included East Germany. Therefore, many Nazi officials were left in their posts to restore the country’s ability to function as quickly as possible after the war ended. In my opinion, this was one of the gravest mistakes of postwar history.
All I’m trying to say is: People capable of such crimes are fundamentally unfit for government office because they are incorrigible monsters. They will never change, and that is why it is best not to trust people who have already dropped their mask of civility - they should be held accountable for their actions, because as long as this does not happen, they will wreak havoc again as soon as they get the chance.
Edit: Btw - Taylor Greene does not show any remorse in this post: she just shifts away responsibility from her to her cronies.
I don’t think MTG is an incorrigible monster. I think she was a useful idiot who is waking up to that fact. I still don’t think she should be in public office, though.
Well, she clearly has no problem working with monsters in order to profit from them.
There were countless examples of this, especially among the business leaders of Nazi Germany, not a single one of whom was ever prosecuted - and yet they profited so massively that their companies remain among the most influential in Germany even today (examples: Thyssen-Krupp, Siemens, BASF, etc. - all of these corporations, that are all still multi billion dollar corporations today, employed forced laborers during the Nazi era, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands).
Why am I saying all this? It simply seems to me that many US citizens are quite obvious still unaware that their government - and indeed the majority of the billionaires who actually hold the reins - are textbook fascists.
This includes Taylor Greene, even if she is merely a profiteer, just a small cogwheel in this wreched machine.
Once again, my point: If neither the profiteers nor the puppet masters are held accountable for their actions, the U.S. will soon become a state like Nazi Germany was back then. I consider this inevitable if US citizens fail to intervene, just as the citizens of the Weimar Republic did back then - the predecessor state to what is now rightly recorded in history books as one of the most horrific states that has ever existed: Nazi Germany.
Two recommendations: Look into the history of the term “fascism” and how Benito Mussolini, who significantly shaped the term, originally understood it.
Read “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil” by Hannah Arendt, which is unfortunately absolutely relevant again today, even though it describes the mechanisms that made a profoundly evil state like Nazi Germany possible - nothing has changed; the mechanisms are still the same.
No argument against this. Most are stubbornly denying that Democrats are part and parcel of the fascist regime.
My issue is, she was wrong. But she’s now admitting that. She should probably face sanctions and community service, but any more than that will discourage coming to terms with the truth, and speaking about it publicly. The biggest perpetrators going unpunished is heinous, so get them removed from society, them deal with the truth tellers who came to the truth late.