Observations from Italy, 2018. Here in Italy’s South Tirol, there are no great political convictions, only the constant complaint against whoever is in power. I often image that if Mussolini’s ghost won the next election, the attitude would be the… Read More ›
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Translating “Resurrection of the West” (Pt. II)
Recently, I read and tried to translate the third chapter of Dickel’s Resurrection of the West. The chapter in question was entitled “Das Abendland (The West),” which further explores Dickel’s own discussions and criticism of Spengler’s Decline of the West… Read More ›
Retrotechtacular: How Communism Made Televisions
For those of us who lived through the Cold War, there’s still an air of mystery as to what it was like on the Communist side. As Uncle Sam’s F-111s cruised slowly in to land above our heads in our… Read More ›
Borgward: The Resurrection of a German Automobile Manufacturer – A Historical Perspective
The automotive industry in Germany has a rich history, with numerous players competing for market share. Borgward, a once-famous car manufacturer, is among the names that have left a mark on the country’s auto market. It was founded by Carl… Read More ›
On the Predecessors of Pan-Germanic Socialism
Bogumil and I are convinced that Pan-Germanic Socialism did not begin with Hitlerism. Hitlerism, if anything, has been proven to be an aberration, a deviation from what Pan-Germanic Socialism was supposed to have been. These racialist and antisemitic tendencies associated… Read More ›
Update (5 June 2023)
Would it surprise people that, thanks to Bogumil from ARPLAN, I had discovered the origin point of Pan-Germanic Socialism in the German-speaking world? Would it also surprise people that one of the lasting achievements of Pan-Germanic Socialism’s forebearers has nothing… Read More ›
Radio GDR Podcast: The Human Rights Dictatorship – The GDR Objectified
From an outside perspective, it would seem that human rights would be an idea that the East German regime would have had great difficulty reconciling itself with. However, in a conversation I had with Dr. Ned Richardson-Little for the Radio GDR… Read More ›
Update (20 May 2023)
I know that Bogumil has not posted anything new for the ARPLAN Blog, so I thought I should contribute my own research to his area of interest. Even though it has been a century since the interwar period, a lot… Read More ›
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