Thursday, November 16, 2006

Storm Track Appeasement: The Evolution of the Appeaser

From The Gathering Storm

This was submitted to me by a reader of my blog. A well informed doctor. See any parallel between the appeasers of World War II and today.

Norman Podhoretz has in a wise and clear article pointed out how a renowned French historian has described the strategy which led irresistibly to the WW II:

  • Stage 1 (negation): Germany is not at all rearming.
  • Stage 2 (bagatellisation): Okay, but not very much.
  • Stage 3 (relativating): Okay, but in relation to GB, France and Soviets, it is a tiny army.
  • Stage 4 (psychologization): Okay, but try to understand how they must feel surrounded, yes, under siege by many other nations!
  • Stage 5 (disengagement): Okay, but now it is too dangerous to confront them.
  • Stage 6 (appeasement): For hell, don't provoke them! That will only worsen the situation.
  • stage 7 (resignation): We can't do anything about it.

How about these parallels.

  • Stage 1 (negation): The terrorists are not real Muslims.
  • Stage 2 (bagatellisation): Okay. They say they are Muslims.
  • Stage 3 (relativating): Okay but it’s just a tiny minority of Muslims.
  • Stage 4 (psychologization): Okay, try to understand their anger.
  • Stage 5 (disengagement): Okay, let’s not make the 1.2 billion Muslims angry – make concessions.
  • Stage 6 (appeasement): Hell! Don’t provoked Iran and North Korea. That will only worsen the situation.
  • Stage 7 (resignation): Let’s leave Iraq and preach ‘no more war’. Maybe they’ll leave us alone.

What stage do you think we’re at?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about 6.9-ish!

von Schlichtningen said...

Is it not funny how history always repeats it self?

Are we never going to get smarter?

Then we will often pay the price.

Pastorius said...

This guy who sent this in to you is great.

He's right, of course.

Pastorius said...

Estoy el fucko'd.

Pincheme?!?