History is an incredible predictor of future events, but it is generally unknown or more often misunderstood. Cinco de Mayo is indicative of this misunderstanding. A lot of Americans think it is the Mexican independence day, but it's not. Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the victory over the French Navy that arrived to collect the money owed to France, Britain and Spain. The French troops fought a battle in the city of Puebla, where they lost, providing Mexico a cause for celebration, if short-lived.
Today, we hear of the U.S. and China arguing over money owed in one way or another, to one or the other. A lot of things can start a war, most often it is money. The rise of Hitler was due to the demand for reparations for World War I, when Germany was broke, suffering from a depression and still those owed would not give a reprieve. The resentment caused by this allowed Hitler to build an army.
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"The rise of Hitler was due to the demand for reparations for World War I, when Germany was broke, suffering from a depression and still those owed would not give a reprieve. The resentment caused by this allowed Hitler to build an army."
ReplyDeleteNonsense. This is Hate Speech. The only reason Hitler came to power is because all Germanic peoples are fundamentally evil genociders. They must be humiliated and made to pay for ever and ever. Nevermind that the overwhelming majority of Germans alive today have NOTHING to do with Nazis. The Germans must eternally crawl and beg for forgiveness, and allow all manner of human refuse to invade their country, rape their women, and suck down economic resources. Because Germans are guilty guilty guilty! And if you disagree you are a Nazi too.
There are still over 104 thousand Americans still buried in Europe from have had to deal with the Germans in the 20th Century....
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