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reesetee commented on the word how green were the nazis
(Should end in a question mark.) Edited by Franz-Josef Bruggemeier, Mark Cioc and Thomas Zeller. On the shortlist for the 2006 Diagram Prize. More here.
February 28, 2008
skipvia commented on the word how green were the nazis
Now you've got me singing "Springtime for Hitler..."
February 28, 2008
yarb commented on the word how green were the nazis
Well, they had the Night of the Long Grass. No, wait...
February 28, 2008
reesetee commented on the word how green were the nazis
Just found the subtitle: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich. The book description says that "the Nazis created nature preserves, championed sustainable forestry, curbed air pollution, and designed the autobahn highway network as a way of bringing Germans closer to nature."
Never mind those millions of exterminated people. :-\
February 28, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word how green were the nazis
Well, Hitler was a vegetarian.
February 29, 2008
yarb commented on the word how green were the nazis
This book has to be a spoof.
February 29, 2008
reesetee commented on the word how green were the nazis
I thought so too, but it doesn't appear to be, yarb. Here's the publisher's page.
February 29, 2008
seanahan commented on the word how green were the nazis
I heard a radio interview where a woman talked about the Nazis being environmentalists, which is logical, but the woman kept using the word ironic, so I had to blog about it.
February 29, 2008
yarb commented on the word how green were the nazis
I think it's rather silly to claim that the nazis were "environmentalists" in anything like the modern sense. Sure, they had a nature fetish, but surely they were more about lederhosen-clad frolicking in Alpine meadows in a Romantic, homoerotic way? They had no problem with the industrialisation of the Ruhr, did they? I think the autobahns are an admirable feat, but you can hardly class the world's first modern superhighway system as an environmental masterstroke. The whole thesis smacks of gimcrackery if you ask me.
March 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word how green were the nazis
Yarb, you'll get absolutely no argument from me. I just presented the title. :-)
March 3, 2008