2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie is courting progressive voters, why Liberty University? [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)So that's why bad things happen. Falwell has also got that 'grandfatherly' routine going for him, too.
This really appeals to the Reagan generation, the affection for old men who are grouchy or bizarre. It was evident in the intense loyalty to Ron Paul.
I don't 'get' these folks who need a daddy figure, but it's said the Germans were looking for one with Adolf, too. A person who would be a 'strong man' to fight their enemies for them.
They made up many more enemies than they had, and in the end, Adolf said because the Allies were winning as they closed in on Berlin, the German people deserved to die.
So they were enemies. He ordered they fight to the death as they had failed him and were not worthy:
German casualties, etc. in the Battle of Berlin were estimated to be:
92,000100,000 killed, 220,000 wounded and 480,000 captured.[12]
And inside the Berlin Defence Area:
About 22,000 military and 22,000 civilian dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin
Nice daddy.