Ernst Nolte

[Dave Monroe]

... which reminds me, esp. given that this an election year, you all might want
to read (at least) Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here (don't ffol yourselves,
folks, perhaps it could), as well as Jack London's The Iron Heel, Nathanel
West's Cool Million and John Steinbeck's The Moon is Down ...

Spencer Thiel wrote:

> At 07:23 PM 6/23/00 +0000, Paul Mackin wrote:
>
> >In America, for example, professors are
> >supposed to be able to advance any premise they want and still keep their
> >jobs. Even tenured professors can   get fired for falling asleep in class
> >but not for saying outlandish things.  I suspect Nolte's words were
> >anathema not so much for being unreasonable as for being perceived as
> >dangerous.
>
> This is a very interesting notion and comes quite close to addressing the
> problem that I perceive.  Clearly individuals like Nolte are propagating
> material that could be used as fodder for the fascist class.  In countries
> such as France, Germany, etc... places where the notion of electing fascist
> rule isn't as outlandish as it is in the US (don't get me wrong -- fascism
> is everywhere, but there is little to no chance that a politician or
> political group based on anti-semitic values will flourish in the US) I can
> understand the Universities feeling this way.  However, I am still a bit
> unsure I like the idea of anyone in power deciding what is a dangerous idea.
>
> - st.