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paleotn

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7. It was the German nobility, along with the industrialists, often one and the same,....

Reply to peppertree (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 06:54 PM

Dec 2022

and specifically their men in the Reichstag like Franz von Papen and others who cracked the door open for the Nazis. They could bend them to their will, or so they thought. They had that backwards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen

The key takeaway from that whole slog is....Don't crack the the damn door for nazis. Period. Ever. Why that's so goddamn hard to understand....

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Prince Accused of Plot in Germany Is Said to Have Visited Russian Diplomats [View all] Temeret Dec 2022 OP

The multiple international plots to bring down western democracies are not coincidence. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #1

The oligarchs of the world. n/t Uncle Joe Dec 2022 #4

And the new axis of evil: Russia/China/Iran/Saudi/NK Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #5

YEP! Rebl2 Dec 2022 #6

America should ban all imports from China immediately, in this axis no forgiveness. Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #13

Bingo. Others have seen how Russian oligarchs operate.... paleotn Dec 2022 #8

Why am I not surprised? Wicked Blue Dec 2022 #2

The SELF-STYLED German prince, they mean peppertree Dec 2022 #3

It was the German nobility, along with the industrialists, often one and the same,.... paleotn Dec 2022 #7

Genau! peppertree Dec 2022 #9

Bingo! paleotn Dec 2022 #10

Danke. peppertree Dec 2022 #11

yes indeed. And playing out the exact same way today. Biden and DOJ have a short time to counter. Evolve Dammit Dec 2022 #12

People like von Schleicher pecosbob Dec 2022 #16

Another takeaway is that the filthy rich ALWAYS think they can control the monsters they build maxrandb Dec 2022 #17

All these stupid and weak plots that Putin employed have resulted in: nothing. Martin68 Dec 2022 #14

I want to know how aggressively Moscow courted Prince Numbskull Warpy Dec 2022 #15

Germany needs to nullify all vestiges of "aristocracy" including fake-inherited titles FakeNoose Dec 2022 #18