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David Roberts's avatar

An Amy of Sisyphuses.

Richard Peters's avatar

At the onset of the Polish war, the Einsatzgruppen had the task of carrying out the ideological vision of the Nazis. Often led by experienced Freikorps leadership, they began rounding up and executing officials, intellectuals, officers and so on—around 200 a day being killed in the first week. Heydrich was shocked! This was far too few. It therefore took leadership to build even the SS into the killing machine it was later known to be.

Suzette Ciancio's avatar

❤️Shared this morning on my FB page.

Thank you!

Mark Slouka's avatar

No, thank you, Suzette. It helps to think that, thanks to people like you, my weekly warning flares might burn a little brighter.

Amy Lemmer's avatar

Heartbreakingly accurate 💔

Sven Birkerts's avatar

That essay needs to get out there!

Mark Slouka's avatar

From your mouth to god's ears , Sven - or, in this case, from your keyboard to some editor's desk. Fortunately (and sadly), hate's not a subject likely to go out of fashion anytime soon.

Andrew Danecek's avatar

“What Would Thoreau Do?”. which one? there is few of them.

Andrew Danecek's avatar

“our very own Marie Antoinette”. HAHAHAHA

that’s right on.

John McWilliam's avatar

Mark, brilliant. We may be learning this lesson too late. But probably that’s always been the case.

Mark Slouka's avatar

I hope to god not, John. I hope not.

Late or not, though, what choice do we have but to sound the alarm, as so many people are doing.