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I recently read Jason Lutes' Berlin trilogy; they're beautiful graphic novels, set in the early to mid thirties. Highly recommend as a portrait of a precarious
by sdenton4 8y ago
I recently read Jason Lutes' Berlin trilogy; they're beautiful graphic novels, set in the early to mid thirties. Highly recommend as a portrait of a precarious time.
One point that stood out to me was the low level street violence amongst the various factions - communists and fascists - which meant that both sides had readymade, active militias. And the unaffiliated ultimately siding with the law and order group looking to make Germany great again.
Of course, had the communists won out, we may have seen another Stalinist type country, as that was the popular strain of communism at the time...
- ramblerouser 8y agoI dont think there were fascists fighting the communist revolutionaies in Germany in 1918-1919. The fascist parties arose in the 1920's in response to the communists.
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoHe was talking about a graphic novel set in the 30s. There were definitely right-wing militias in the period you're talking about though. Just not what we'd call NAZI or fascist.
- everybodyknows 8y ago"Fascism" as a political description originates with Benito Mussolini's movement, around 1919: https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=fascism https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=fascism
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoYes, but not recognized that way in Germany at the time. It was nationalist right wing militias that killed Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht (Spartakusbund)
- bigger_cheese 8y agoThere were definitely proto-fascists clashing with communists then. Rosa Luxemburg for example was killed in 1919 by right wing militia.
- kiliantics 8y agoMust check that out. I've really been enjoying Babylon Berlin, which is set around the same time and is an amazing production.