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From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Lear

On Sunday, January 2, 2005 at 17:54:01 (-0600) Carrol Cox writes:
>"Perelman, Michael" wrote:
>>
>> the romantic movement, which in turn helped to inspire the
>> Nazis.
>
>O come now. This could be true only in so far as ...

You are confusing "causing" with "inspiring".  The Nazis were deeply
rooted in the romantic.  The Germanic hero, flawless and free of any
weakness toward enemies was deeply romantic.


Bill

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One could also assert that the Nazis failed to learn one of the central
issues related to the Lisbon quake[s]; the futility of theodicy and the
demise of theism as a viable worldview:


http://www.nobeliefs.com/nazis.htm


More at:

http://www.nobeliefs.com/Hitler1.htm

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