American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(62,582 posts) Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:04 AM Dec 2023

On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all.

Hat tip, orleans and quite a few others

Wed Dec 22, 2021: new york times december 20 1924 "hitler tamed by prison. released on parole, he is expected to

Today in 1924 the NYT ran a story that did not hold up well at all.
https://nytimes.com/1924/12/21/archives/hitler-tamed-by-prison-released-on-parole-he-is-expected-to-return.html

Link to tweet

HITLER TAMED BY PRISON.; Released on Parole, He Is Expected to Return to Austria.

By Wireless To the New York Times.
Dec. 21, 1924

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On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

The authorities were convinced NJCher Dec 2023 #1

So they basically said, "He has probably learned his lesson". llmart Dec 2023 #4

Are we sure it wasn't Susan Collin's who actually wrote the article? Do we really know how old she is? Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #11

Indeed. Nazism was Grand Theft Civilization bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #2

Again with the NY effin' T EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #3

My dad would have been 6 months old a few days after that publication date. BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #5

Did Susan Collins write for that paper? Martin Eden Dec 2023 #6

omg you beat me to it.....well played prodigitalson Dec 2023 #8

Do we really know how old she is? Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #12

She looks kinda dusty Martin Eden Dec 2023 #15

You know, if you spend time journaling, sometimes you can get all your worries off your chest Bucky Dec 2023 #7

Nice find... This was making the rounds on Mastodon a month ago or so AnrothElf Dec 2023 #9

This is why Trump needs to go away for life. intheflow Dec 2023 #10

We can always hope Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #13

Adolph H. was only 35 years old at this time. nt LeftinOH Dec 2023 #14

NJCher

(38,646 posts)

1. The authorities were convinced

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:10 AM

Dec 2023

He was not to be feared.

Just incredible.

llmart

(16,331 posts)

4. So they basically said, "He has probably learned his lesson".

Reply to NJCher (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:44 AM

Dec 2023

Is this where Susan Collins learned how to analyze human behavior?

Ray Bruns

(4,917 posts)

11. Are we sure it wasn't Susan Collin's who actually wrote the article? Do we really know how old she is?

Reply to llmart (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 08:36 AM

Dec 2023

bucolic_frolic

(48,392 posts)

2. Indeed. Nazism was Grand Theft Civilization

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:18 AM

Dec 2023

and that is the goal of MAGA. Public and private assets by any means.

EYESORE 9001

(27,760 posts)

3. Again with the NY effin' T

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 06:18 AM

Dec 2023

They’ve always been fishwrap, editorially speaking.

BumRushDaShow

(146,650 posts)

5. My dad would have been 6 months old a few days after that publication date.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2023, 07:02 AM

Dec 2023

He ended up fighting in that war that Hitler started, Mussolini jumped into, and Hirohito went along with (at least after the embargos of their ships).

ETA - as an interesting coda to that, see this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143171247

(in the "what's old is new again" cycle)