Word: hitleritis
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Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer made his way to America from Nazi Germany at the outbreak of World War II but then decided to return to his country to join the Resistance. He participated in a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler, and was caught, jailed and hanged. Bonhoeffer addressed this question of knowing with the example of a rose. He said that science allows us to grasp nearly everything about the composition of a rose because we have learned so much about pollination, photosynthesis and so forth. And yet, he said, once we have done all that analysis, we still ask, What...
...Maydan's spittle-spraying, six-count indictment of America illustrates the principle that a person, when ranting about others, often describes himself. In 1941, for example, Hitler said of Churchill, "For over five years, this man has been chasing around Europe like a madman in search of something he could set on fire." Similarly, any commentator who writes about "arrogance," "tyranny" or "deceit" from an editorial perch in the Islamic Middle East is describing conditions outside his office window...
...Maydan's spittle-spraying, six-count indictment of America illustrates the principle that a person, when ranting about others, often describes himself. In 1941, for example, Hitler said of Churchill, "For over five years, this man has been chasing around Europe like a madman in search of something he could set on fire." Similarly, any commentator who writes about "arrogance," "tyranny" or "deceit" from an editorial perch in the Islamic Middle East is describing conditions outside his office window...
...Producers, an actor muses, “Did you ever think you’d love a musical called Springtime for Hitler?” The same question has frequently been applied to Urinetown. I suppose I’m the type of person who could easily imagine himself loving a musical with such a bold title. The pleasant surprise is that not only most critics have embraced it, but so too have the audiences lining up in front of the remodeled Henry Miller Theater. Come Tony time, it will certainly receive much attention—and deservedly...
...nonreligious Jews, Andris, whose father was a partner in a dairy business, first shows himself to the reader on his third birthday, Sept. 2, 1939, scooting in a new toy car along the promenade on the banks of the Danube. Grove does not mention that one day earlier, Hitler had invaded Poland...