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It's also hard to put yourself in the mind of those leaders now that we have nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have created this kind of cloak of a kind of safety from mutually shared destruction. You think, surely you will not do... you know, a million or two million soldier army invading another land, right? Just full-on gigantic hot war. But at that time, that's a real possibility.
You remember World War I. You remember all of that. So, you know, okay, there's a mad... guy with a mustache, he's making statements that this land belongs to Germany anyway, because it's mostly German populated. Like you said, Treaty of Versailles wasn't really fair. You can start justifying all kinds of things to yourself.
You remember World War I. You remember all of that. So, you know, okay, there's a mad... guy with a mustache, he's making statements that this land belongs to Germany anyway, because it's mostly German populated. Like you said, Treaty of Versailles wasn't really fair. You can start justifying all kinds of things to yourself.
You remember World War I. You remember all of that. So, you know, okay, there's a mad... guy with a mustache, he's making statements that this land belongs to Germany anyway, because it's mostly German populated. Like you said, Treaty of Versailles wasn't really fair. You can start justifying all kinds of things to yourself.
Yeah, but before we get to Poland, there is this meeting, September 1938. So Chamberlain made three trips to meet with Hitler, which culminated in the Munich Conference. Yeah, on the 30th of September, yeah. Where was Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, and Delagier, Prime Minister of France meeting?
Yeah, but before we get to Poland, there is this meeting, September 1938. So Chamberlain made three trips to meet with Hitler, which culminated in the Munich Conference. Yeah, on the 30th of September, yeah. Where was Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, and Delagier, Prime Minister of France meeting?
Yeah, but before we get to Poland, there is this meeting, September 1938. So Chamberlain made three trips to meet with Hitler, which culminated in the Munich Conference. Yeah, on the 30th of September, yeah. Where was Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, and Delagier, Prime Minister of France meeting?
They met to discuss essentially Czechoslovakia without any of the government officials of Czechoslovakia participating. And Hitler promised to make no more territorial conquest, and Chamberlain believed him. He chose to believe him, I think is the point.
They met to discuss essentially Czechoslovakia without any of the government officials of Czechoslovakia participating. And Hitler promised to make no more territorial conquest, and Chamberlain believed him. He chose to believe him, I think is the point.
They met to discuss essentially Czechoslovakia without any of the government officials of Czechoslovakia participating. And Hitler promised to make no more territorial conquest, and Chamberlain believed him. He chose to believe him, I think is the point.
The Munich conference is a pretty interesting moment, I would say, in all of human history, because you got the leaders of these bigger-than-life nations in the most dramatic brewing conflict in human history. Yeah, Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, Daugherty. It's interesting when these bigger-than-life leaders are in a room together. Is there something that you know about?
The Munich conference is a pretty interesting moment, I would say, in all of human history, because you got the leaders of these bigger-than-life nations in the most dramatic brewing conflict in human history. Yeah, Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, Daugherty. It's interesting when these bigger-than-life leaders are in a room together. Is there something that you know about?
The Munich conference is a pretty interesting moment, I would say, in all of human history, because you got the leaders of these bigger-than-life nations in the most dramatic brewing conflict in human history. Yeah, Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, Daugherty. It's interesting when these bigger-than-life leaders are in a room together. Is there something that you know about?
Do you think there are words that Chamberlain could have said that put more pressure on Hitler, intimidate Hitler more?
Do you think there are words that Chamberlain could have said that put more pressure on Hitler, intimidate Hitler more?
Do you think there are words that Chamberlain could have said that put more pressure on Hitler, intimidate Hitler more?
But what about even just on the human level? If I go into a room with a British gentleman, versus going to a room with Trump, it feels like it's so much easier to read and manipulate the British gentleman. Because Trump is like, Trump-like characters. It seems like Hitler's similar, Churchill is similar. It's like this guy can do anything. There's something terrifying about the, yeah.
But what about even just on the human level? If I go into a room with a British gentleman, versus going to a room with Trump, it feels like it's so much easier to read and manipulate the British gentleman. Because Trump is like, Trump-like characters. It seems like Hitler's similar, Churchill is similar. It's like this guy can do anything. There's something terrifying about the, yeah.
But what about even just on the human level? If I go into a room with a British gentleman, versus going to a room with Trump, it feels like it's so much easier to read and manipulate the British gentleman. Because Trump is like, Trump-like characters. It seems like Hitler's similar, Churchill is similar. It's like this guy can do anything. There's something terrifying about the, yeah.
It feels like there's something very predictable about Chamberlain.