[lbo-talk] Soros responds, then Peretz

[wrobert at uci.edu]

On the other hand, there was a substantial social democratic governing
class in the Weimar period.  I am not sure of the answer, but it would be
interesting to find out how much of the members of that infrastructure
were still around in the country in '45.  I know that the DDR, while not
escaping entirely from using former Nazis in the regime, managed to use
much less in the structure.

                              robert wood


> Could be. I speculate the practicality issue would
> also be a major factor -- in a society like Nazi
> Germany or the USSR in the 1930s, you could not be in
> any position of influence or power, even at the local
> level, without being a member of the NSDAP (this is my
> understanding of Nazi Germany, anyway). This means
> that the only people with any actual experience in
> governing would be former NSDAP members. Sorta like
> the Ba'ath in Iraq, and we know what a great success
> de-Ba'athization has been. :)