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One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in

One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe.

sobkas 4y ago
> One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe. White Rose was useless and didn't produced any positive outcomes. All it accomplished was getting some kids dead. And if it was so intellectual, why they didn't tough about making it a bit harder to catch all core members in on swoop? BTW. any non-violent movement can be easily ignored if alternatively there is no threat of violence. "You can talk with us or alternatively with people willing to put bombs into your car. The choice is yours. You can try neither, but there is non zero possibility that one day bomb in your car will be missed and your successor will be more willing to have a talk."
- LBJsPNS 4y ago
  Examples of the latter: You can deal with Gandhi or deal with several million Indian nationals who want your heads on pikes. You can deal with Dr. King or you can deal with Malcom X and the Panthers. Etc...
unmole 4y ago
> in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe. I'm sorry, what?
- MichaelZuo 4y ago
  Sometimes I wonder if there are bot accounts on HN.
  - yesenadam 4y ago
    "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. " - the HN guidelines
    - MichaelZuo 4y ago
      If HN guidelines were strictly enforced a sizeable fraction of the userbase would have to go.
refurb 4y ago
It was a small movement that the Nazi's eliminated in the midst of the holocaust. How exactly was it responsible for a near century of peace?

One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe.

sobkas 4y ago

> One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe. White Rose was useless and didn't produced any positive outcomes. All it accomplished was getting some kids dead. And if it was so intellectual, why they didn't tough about making it a bit harder to catch all core members in on swoop? BTW. any non-violent movement can be easily ignored if alternatively there is no threat of violence. "You can talk with us or alternatively with people willing to put bombs into your car. The choice is yours. You can try neither, but there is non zero possibility that one day bomb in your car will be missed and your successor will be more willing to have a talk."

LBJsPNS 4y ago
Examples of the latter: You can deal with Gandhi or deal with several million Indian nationals who want your heads on pikes. You can deal with Dr. King or you can deal with Malcom X and the Panthers. Etc...

unmole 4y ago

> in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe. I'm sorry, what?

MichaelZuo 4y ago
Sometimes I wonder if there are bot accounts on HN.
- yesenadam 4y ago
  "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. " - the HN guidelines
  - MichaelZuo 4y ago
    If HN guidelines were strictly enforced a sizeable fraction of the userbase would have to go.

refurb 4y ago

It was a small movement that the Nazi's eliminated in the midst of the holocaust. How exactly was it responsible for a near century of peace?