[Dean's World] Dean: Education for Death

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Posted by Dean:
Education for Death
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1153642224.shtml


   Speaking of World War II era cartoons, here's one Disney put out
   that's pretty good:

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   What's fascinating to me is to contemplate what a different universe
   must have been in, to have a media that actually supported the country
   when it went to war, and openly opposed the country's enemies. We'll
   never have that again I suppose.

   What I also note about the cartoon is that while it draws broad,
   simple lines, and has a strangely comedic part in the middle that's
   out of place with the rest of the film, it is basically correct on
   everything it presents as factual. And yes, [1]Educatioon for Death
   was a real book, written in 1941 by an American who spent some years
   in the German education system, and then fled shortly before the war
   there broke out.

   It continues to astound me how many people assume Hitler was a
   popular, beloved leader. No, he was an unelected thug and a fascist
   monster who oppressed his own people. Indeed, that's the other
   remarkable thing about this cartoon: other than making fun of
   Germany's leaders and the bullying sycophants who were members of the
   regime, it portrays a surprisingly sympathetic portrait, doesn't it?

References

   1. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374989052/sr=1-1/qid=1153661878/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-3526955-8547306?ie=UTF8&s=books/deansworld01-20