Schröder wird sich dieses Jahr bei den Feiern zum D-Day im Gegensatz zu Kohl, der eine Teilnahme mit Rücksicht auf den rechten Flügel der CDU abgelehnt hat, beteiligen.
Natürlich wieder ein Anlass um über den Zweiten Weltkrieg zu diskutieren. Dazu mal zwei Artikel, die meine bekannte Position wiedergeben:
Behind the D-day story:
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Was the Second World War a war for democracy?
Natürlich wieder ein Anlass um über den Zweiten Weltkrieg zu diskutieren. Dazu mal zwei Artikel, die meine bekannte Position wiedergeben:
Behind the D-day story:
No one can deny the bravery of the Americans, British, Canadians, Poles and others who went ashore in Normandy. My own father was offshore in a warship covering the landings. He had volunteered at the outset of war because he saw it as a fight against fascism.
But for the rulers of America, Britain and Russia it was not a war against fascism or for democracy. It was a war for imperial gain and over the division of the globe. Winston Churchill had no problem with fascism. In 1927, on a visit to the Italian fascist dictator Mussolini, he stated, "If I had been an Italian, I am sure I should have been wholeheartedly with you from start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism."
But for the rulers of America, Britain and Russia it was not a war against fascism or for democracy. It was a war for imperial gain and over the division of the globe. Winston Churchill had no problem with fascism. In 1927, on a visit to the Italian fascist dictator Mussolini, he stated, "If I had been an Italian, I am sure I should have been wholeheartedly with you from start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism."
Was the Second World War a war for democracy?
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