tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7053525681164912735..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Hitler-Power and BeyondAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-17761717167378080462009-12-20T04:41:18.678-08:002009-12-20T04:41:18.678-08:00James, I accidentally removed your message without...James, I accidentally removed your message without taking note of your email. I thought the original would still be in my inbox, but I can't find it. Repost if you wish. I was being impish, really. What I had in mind was the anonymous pamphlets that make reference to his sex life, including one that suggested that after the Dutch set fire to the English fleet at Chatham he could have put out the fire with his seed. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-1087069461237546822009-12-17T17:34:08.840-08:002009-12-17T17:34:08.840-08:00James, what exactly is it that you would like to k...James, what exactly is it that you would like to know? Jenny Uglow's recently published <i>A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration</i> is a good introduction to the early part of his reign. My own research is specifically concerned with the later period, with the events surrounding Popish Plot and the rise of the Whigs. You can certainly drop your email here if you wish, I won't publish that. <br /><br />Have a great time in Turkey. I'm off to Val D'Isère just after Christmas for a spot of skiing.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-5343235223955731672009-12-17T16:52:04.999-08:002009-12-17T16:52:04.999-08:00In answer to the question "where to start wit...In answer to the question "where to start with Hitler?"... I'd suggest Ian Kershaw's Hubris (1998) and Nemesis (2000).<br /><br />Of course if you want to dabble with getting jiggy with Hitler, try David Irving's books. Even though Irving has been accused of over selling Adolf, he does have more extensive knowledge and personal experience with Hitler's people than any Historian, and for that reason he cannot be overlooked, despite all the Holocaust Denial problems.<br /><br />Blair is a right-wing crook, pure and simple.<br /><br />Ana, hit me with the Stuart stuff, I'm interested. I know very little. Email maybe?!?<br /><br />Parliamentary democracy is a load of pigs swill... can't believe we can call ourselves intelligent and still have such a ridiculous attitude to something so important and the control over our lives.<br /><br />Anyway, have a good Xmas everyone and happy New Year. I might be off to Turkey for some yoga and walking along the beach :)<br /><br />JamesangryJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374756148374454324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-12177998023886973272009-12-17T15:59:03.918-08:002009-12-17T15:59:03.918-08:00Oh, James, I could tell you a thing or two about C...Oh, James, I could tell you a thing or two about Charles. :-) But to be fair he was a clever man and a skilled political operator, far superior to Hitler on a simple human level.<br /><br />TGP, I love history, all aspects of history, and I've been reading fairly intensely for years, well beyond what has become my area of particular expertise. <br /><br />Happy holidays to you too. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-89428629980110366352009-12-17T05:24:04.747-08:002009-12-17T05:24:04.747-08:00My question is how did you get so interested in th...My question is how did you get so interested in this material? Pretty intense. <br /><br />I hardly know where to start with Hitler. It's obvious he was charismatic to some degree. Unfortunately that goes a long way in this world. <br /><br />I can think back 5 yrs or so to another leader elected on charisma alone. So what does that mean? That's more a commentary on the people who are voting, rather than the leaders themselves. And yes, vote rigging is part of every election. That's the conspiracy theorist in me talking.<br /><br />On a more upbeat note: Happy Holidays!The Guy's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510543601654572968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-51772405339573986052009-12-17T05:22:13.032-08:002009-12-17T05:22:13.032-08:00I see you're researching the Stuarts. Charles ...I see you're researching the Stuarts. Charles I had a similar style to Hitler as I recall, i.e. do nothing and let chaos reign supreme ;)<br /><br />One of our most decadent, if not the most decadent monarch.angryJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374756148374454324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-36485617946554665632009-12-17T05:13:44.063-08:002009-12-17T05:13:44.063-08:00Some really interesting observations; thanks, Jame...Some really interesting observations; thanks, James.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79399240315243470522009-12-17T03:12:31.860-08:002009-12-17T03:12:31.860-08:00Blair (previous UK PM) was voted in with around 30...Blair (previous UK PM) was voted in with around 30% of the vote :) I wonder how many other "democratically" elected "leaders" get huge majority votes (without ballot rigging).<br /><br />The fact that this style of government had such a devastating affect on Europe, and that ultimately the British lost their Empire as a consequence does not bode well for the governance of opposing states.<br /><br />From my own experience, this style of leadership is indeed followed by most corporations these days. Overlapping interests and few concrete directives... it's all part of the political nightmare you find in corporations and yet again they survive time and time again to cause untold damage on the general populace.angryJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374756148374454324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-68408200304796388782009-12-16T23:55:48.562-08:002009-12-16T23:55:48.562-08:00No, Harry, he did not. :-)No, Harry, he did not. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-56328096475668439182009-12-16T23:42:31.203-08:002009-12-16T23:42:31.203-08:00Your writing about Hitler's government is very...Your writing about Hitler's government is very shocking considering that he almost conquered Europe for a while. I thought that he and his party won the election with absolute majority.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949573308782388848noreply@blogger.com