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March 25, 2003
History lesson for the week.
History lesson for the week.
Supercool history-art god-friend James at jameswagner.com corrected me:
Just saw your post about Der Neue Galerie, Glenn, but I disagree with your statement, "People never saw the clouds gathering in the distance. People had no idea that the changes in government would have such devastating consequences."
They saw the clouds, they knew the republic was in danger throughout its 14 years of existence, and they knew very well what Hitler's "selection" in 1932 (neither he nor his party "won" an election) meant. Above all the people who were creative and those who were part of the creative world knew, but all Germans were political. There were hundreds of newspapers and each one had a clear political identity. Even bars, restaurants, coffee houses, clubs and beaches were political. There were dozens of political parties, at least five major ones in 1932, and they did not complete to look bland. None of them pretended to be or desire other than what it really was or really wanted.
As Prince sang to Sheena Easton, "I stand corrected! You got the look!"
Posted by G at March 25, 2003 07:54 AM