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b_b  ·  4230 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: George Orwell's review of 'Mein Kampf'.

Well, Poland's foreign minister already predicted a general European war if the Eurozone falls apart. I think that is alarmist, but they said WWI couldn't happen either. The conditions are certainly ripe for a dictator. Germany faced massive unemployment during the rise of the Nazis, and currently, Spain's joblessness is pushing on up toward 30%, with youth unemployment well over 50%.





JakobVirgil  ·  4230 days ago  ·  link  ·  

hopefully the existence of the union will dampen regional dictators. If Spain elected a franco he would have limitations Franco did not.

if only not getting bailed out by germany and france.