A Letter From Holland

[lisa_goldstein]

Just got this letter from my father's cousin in Holland.  Her family, like my father's family, fled to Holland from Germany when the Nazis came to power.  Unlike my father, though, she is only half-Jewish, and because the "racial purity" laws were more relaxed in Holland she was never taken to a concentration camp.  She did see some pretty terrible things, though.  So if you're not inclined to believe me when I see certain horrific parallels, well, here's testimony from an eye-witness:

"What I find amazing is that during WW II after fleeing to Holland we were not allowed regular radios but had some kind of box we could listen to. All that came out as news in the same tone as is now used was how Germany was winning, how many ships they destroyed and even as Berlin was in flames around him this 'great leader' was moving divisions around that no longer existed.

"I had not heard this anger and delusionary vision for years in the 'free world' officially from anyone in power until now and immediately recognized it. Also the Goebbels doctrine that if you tell a lie often enough to people it becomes the truth seems to reappear in Bannon and the alternative facts doctrine as expressed by his puppet.

"Luckily so far generals and others in power that disagree cannot be executed as they were then in horrible ways and a truly free press and brave people are the only way out. The most dangerous one to me is Bannon who plays people, tries to be in the background, but has a seat on a council where, in his position, he should not be allowed.

"We are all hoping that gradually sanity may return by enough people like McCain speaking up and Congress doing its duty but it is really dangerous I agree."

Comments

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I do fervently hope they'll overreach, just like Dubya's gang did.

[ljgoldstein.livejournal.com]

It looks like they already are.