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Worst prediction ever (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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EDIT:

Context: This is an archived article from 1939 by "Foreign Affairs".

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/germany/1939-04-01/will-hitler-save-democracy

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 5 months ago (7 children)

No one seems to have actually read the article, just the headline. This is the ultimate click bait title - kudos to the headline writer in 1939.

The tl/dr: It's saying Hitler's authoritarian actions were galvanising other countries to step up and protect democracy after the failures after WW1.

In the final paragraph:

It is one of the most interesting phenomena of Hitler's political activity that it has resulted in bringing about so soon such an overwhelming and unprecedented manifestation of defensive solidarity amongst the democratic peoples.

And the final line of the article:

It would be the height of paradox if Hitler, of all persons, were destined by his statesmanship finally "to make the world safe for Democracy."

The article is surprisingly prescient.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lmao OP caught in 4k

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

In my defense, the contents were blocked by a paywall

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