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Tommy_Carcetti

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19. Actually many historians think that Van De Lubbe was indeed responsible for the Reichstag fire.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 12:26 PM

Aug 2017

Which was pretty much beside the point, because really what the Reichstag fire incident was all about was Nazi exploitation of an act of minor vandalism and using it as an excuse for an Nazi power grab and creation of an "enemy".

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The predicted Drumpt Reichstag fire will be [View all] kairos12 Jul 2017 OP

Its looking that way madokie Jul 2017 #1

No, it's "Wag the Dog." A true "Reichstag Fire" situation would be something The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #2

Excellent point. I think he needs a war to Russia off the front pages. Wag the Drumpt. kairos12 Jul 2017 #4

A war will fire up the patriotic fervor CrispyQ Jul 2017 #14

Actually many historians think that Van De Lubbe was indeed responsible for the Reichstag fire. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #19

Draft dodger traitor TEB Jul 2017 #3

We'll never have a draft. That war would be a handful of guys, pushing buttons NightWatcher Jul 2017 #5

China will not be our friend if they unload this crap on them. People will sympathize with China and lunasun Jul 2017 #16

I don't think you understand the concept of a "Reichstag Fire." onenote Jul 2017 #6

Check the Korean War. Last time we were there that it involved China. That would bring back kairos12 Jul 2017 #8

War with NK? pdxflyboy Jul 2017 #7

Exactly. kairos12 Jul 2017 #9

How does trading nukes with the US benefit China? NobodyHere Jul 2017 #13

Will 100,000 dead South Koreans help Trump? Cicada Jul 2017 #10

Forbid this comes true TEB Jul 2017 #11

I think he'll try to set fire to the Reichstag NobodyHere Jul 2017 #12

Stock market might like it . Plenty of greedy republican cheers I suppose lunasun Jul 2017 #15

Neither he nor any of those around him PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #17

Oligarchs use wars or supposed wars gin up fear in the populace so they can cheyanne Jul 2017 #18