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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@waitmanb And no ruthless pragmatism on the part of Stalin? Problem is, utopian movements, as both were, are given to ruthless pragmatism because they believe their ends are so good..The naive expected them to be repelled by each other. But in fact they got on rather well. — PolitiTweet.org

You've sort of answered your own question here and then discovered you didn't like the answer. It was absolute rut… https://t.co/Ia1C3Wxz71

Posted March 14, 2023

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

.@waitmanb. The responses of the churches to the Nazis were many and varied. The Nazi attitude to Christianity was one of contempt and dislike, especially as taught in the Hitler Youth. — PolitiTweet.org

And, of course, there was the German Christian Church (which sort of negates your point as well) given that it was… https://t.co/kXOnNkHo7N

Posted March 14, 2023

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

I don’t think the conservative aristocracy would be among those lots, though, would they? .@waitmanb? — PolitiTweet.org

There are...LOTS of Germans who would beg to differ with THIS characterization. https://t.co/wzhQZ0GqHP

Posted March 14, 2023