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Thread #98182   Message #1942553
Posted By: Ron Davies
20-Jan-07 - 12:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: Western Democracy's Achilles Heel
Subject: RE: BS: Western Democracy's Achilles Heel
No, Little Hawk. "Gott mit uns" was from World War I. Hitler only got along with the Catholic Church as long as they did not oppose him. Some did. Many Protestants also opposed him--some paid with their lives. Religion was not a big selling point for Hitler--except as a handy club to bash "Godless Communism". Hitler's religion, as far as it goes, was clearly German nationalism--specifically the need to avenge the disgrace of World War I's ending--and the need to find a scapegoat for it--Dolchstosslegende. Any argument there?