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The German Revolution 1919-1922: A Warning from History
The Spartacus League brought armed mobs onto the streets of the new and fragile Weimar Republic In light of the increasing revolutionary rhetoric from both the political right and left, the ongoing demonstrations in many American cities that are part of the Occupy … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, Military, national security
Be Careful…there is a point of no return and we may have crossed it
Be careful with your thoughts because they turn into words Be careful with your words because they turn into actions Be careful with your actions because they turn into habits Be careful with your habits because they become your character … Continue reading
A Physically Painful Thursday Night in DC: Dinner with a Classmate and watching Our Government Implode
I took this picture and then…. I have spent most of the day in some bad physical pain. Last night while walking around the National Mall taking pictures I hurt myself. I was walking from the Washington Monument toward the … Continue reading
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Loathe is Never Having to say You’re Sorry: Pundits and Politicians Point Fingers and Deny Responsibility for the Fruit of anything that they Say or the Climate that they create
Being a political hack means never having to say that you are sorry. Two days after the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the killing of 6 others including Federal Judge John Roll and the wounding of 13 others we … Continue reading
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The Uneasy Alliance: The Army and Government during the German Revolution and Civil War 1919-1922
Introduction The Kapp Putsch The German Revolution of 1919 and civil war is important for those who study highly developed states when they enter a period of social and political upheaval. Often such upheavals occur following military defeats or economic … Continue reading
