The people were angry: It took a wheelbarrow of German marks to buy a dozen eggs. Disillusioned nationalists rallied behind a charismatic wannabe dictator who claimed only he could save them. Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism. - ThreadSky

ricksteves.bsky.social • 6 days ago

The people were angry: It took a wheelbarrow of German marks to buy a dozen eggs. Disillusioned nationalists rallied behind a charismatic wannabe dictator who claimed only he could save them.

Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at https://www.ricksteves.com/fascism.

Comments

fiddlesqueak.bsky.social•6 days ago

Will we cry through the whole thing?

stonecircle.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you for using your knowledge and voice.

terraoak8.bsky.social•6 days ago

I hope the younger generation watch this with an open mind.

thedame2011.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks, but we’re living it now.

makemineblue.bsky.social•5 days ago

We must never 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 in the face of injustice. History has taught us the devastating cost of indifference. As Martin Niemöller warned: "When they came for the Jews, I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆."

clawful1.bsky.social•6 days ago

But eggs

patsycarp.bsky.social•6 days ago

So good I’m going to watch it again, and again, and again!

kathrynlucht.bsky.social•6 days ago

Keep teaching history, Rick. Heaven knows we need it more than ever.

marksteinhauser.bsky.social•5 days ago

The irony of the USA - having travel advisories from so many western democracies

drekarbt.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unfortunately we will need a “fascism arises in the United States” special next

liberalgigi.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

theirminsul.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Nazi vote fell when the German economy collapsed

November 1932: The KPD vote rose to 16.9%, the DNVP from 6.2% to 8.9% and the DVP from 1.2% to 1.9%.

The Nazis' vote fell to 33.1%.

The March 1933 Nazi vote rise was due to widespread fear of a Communist uprising after the Reichstag fire

chgtgxu.bsky.social•6 days ago

Rick,
Thank you for reaffirming these thoughts!

thunderbuck.bsky.social•5 days ago

Also demonstrated how disastrous the deeply punitive Treaty of Versailles really was. Of course the allies wanted to punish Germany but look how it turned out.

Conversely, the Marshal Plan may have been the most effective US foreign policy decision ever.

mikemaves.bsky.social•6 days ago

Never been more important in the USA.

robertrusanu.bsky.social•6 days ago

The "wheelbarrow of money for a loaf of bread" happened in '23. By '29 Germans had almost forgotten about Hitler. Without the Great Crash he wouldn't have ever come to power. And even then, it was a very narrow win.

cldakalc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Maybe the egg part might resonate with a small minority of Americans but racism and nimbyism seems to be the”Trump card” of a society that isn’t playing with a full deck🤦‍♂️

kwhitfin.bsky.social•5 days ago

We read your tour book out loud to our teenagers through out Budapest Austria and Prague. It was like you were there with us in all the locations, thank you! 😊

1anniem.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thank you for posting this,
Very timely indeed

christieh60.bsky.social•6 days ago

Outstanding work, Rick. We need to watch this again and again until it sinks in. It CAN happen here and already is.

athenarogers.bsky.social•6 days ago

We watched the whole thing yesterday. Thank you for this.

radiogirl1071.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you Rick.

genxsour.bsky.social•5 days ago

I love historical documentaries.
Thank you 😊💙

pamballard3.bsky.social•6 days ago

Saw it on PBS!!!

davidnice.bsky.social•3 days ago

That was a huge inflation. This was nothing like it.

massdisillusion.bsky.social•6 days ago

debut 2018. I wonder how it has aged?

quasar99.bsky.social•6 days ago

So, Germany was crushed and brutalized by other countries, leading them down the dark road of nazi authoritarianism. The U.S., however, gleefully went there while enjoying the strongest economy and military in the world. What an utterly ruined culture and shameful society!

robertcopeland.bsky.social•6 days ago

I've seen it and recommend it highly. Also, the book, "Travel as a Political Act" is a great book that all Americans should read.

caeborg.bsky.social•6 days ago

RICK STEVES! Love this thank you so much for hanging out with us on bluesky

merri24.bsky.social•6 days ago

Timely

paperbakwriter.bsky.social•6 days ago

You’re the GOAT Rick Steves!

knowvak.bsky.social•6 days ago

Always relevant. Love you, man.

kristijeanne.bsky.social•6 days ago

Rick, I’ve watched your special several times over the years and I recommend it. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined those things would actually be happening in this country. History is a great teacher but societies never learn.

massdisillusion.bsky.social•6 days ago

Charles Lindberg...

maryjanelane.leftis.best•3 days ago

Was a fascist?

massdisillusion.bsky.social•3 days ago

American Nazi Party. Madison Square Garder.

downeast72.bsky.social•6 days ago

This sounds familiar. Why does this sound familiar? 🤔

mubduh.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

unclecracker.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks, Rick, it matters

sionxxii.bsky.social•6 days ago

i thought we all knew about this.

Damn it.

trashmastersin.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks Rick! This is such an important overview 👏👏👏

airbonk.nafofellas.com•6 days ago

This is exactly why the GOP is currently destroying the USA.
The USA has never been better off than under Biden.
Only the dumbest calves choose their butchers.

mrs333.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is more relevant now than ever. The parallels are terrifying, and it's so alarming how the masses seem to be sleepwalking their way into fascism.