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I don't understand this essay. It seems to be a romanticism of intelligent individuals, but he refers to Nazi Germany as the triumph of the stupid. However, is
by jonnybgood 11y ago
I don't understand this essay. It seems to be a romanticism of intelligent individuals, but he refers to Nazi Germany as the triumph of the stupid. However, isn't Nazi Germany the product of a small group of highly intelligent individuals?
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- adwn 11y ago> [...] isn't Nazi Germany the product of a small group of highly intelligent individuals? Yes, a small group of intelligent individuals, who succeeded in rallying the "stupid" masses behind them.
- splouk 11y agoWouldn't any successful political movement need the support of the "stupid masses"?
- lentil_soup 11y agowhat do you mean by "highly intelligent individuals"?
- stefantalpalaru 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjalmar_Schacht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjalmar_Schacht