I agree with your analogy and I suspect a lot of history-savvy Europeans are having similar thoughts.
On the other hand, in the 1930s Europe was still composed of mainly independent sovereign nation states with their own unique cultures and languages. Now, with the EU and NATO and the U.S. unified into a western empire and calling the collective shots, it’s like phase one of Hitler’s strategy to unify Western Europe has already occurred and all the military attention can be aimed at Russia. So there are also shades of 1941 when Germany launched Operation Barbarossa. But of course that is an inexact analogy, too, since history doesn’t repeat, it only rhymes.
Still, as in the 1930s, if I had friends or family in Europe now, I’d be tempted to tell them to flee. Of course the problem is there are few places to go where they could escape the carnage that may be coming.
For some time I've been feeling like I'm in Europe in 1930's. With the only problem not knowing which specific year.
Yes. There is a surreal unreality to it all. You don't want to see what is obvious before your eyes.
I agree with your analogy and I suspect a lot of history-savvy Europeans are having similar thoughts.
On the other hand, in the 1930s Europe was still composed of mainly independent sovereign nation states with their own unique cultures and languages. Now, with the EU and NATO and the U.S. unified into a western empire and calling the collective shots, it’s like phase one of Hitler’s strategy to unify Western Europe has already occurred and all the military attention can be aimed at Russia. So there are also shades of 1941 when Germany launched Operation Barbarossa. But of course that is an inexact analogy, too, since history doesn’t repeat, it only rhymes.
Still, as in the 1930s, if I had friends or family in Europe now, I’d be tempted to tell them to flee. Of course the problem is there are few places to go where they could escape the carnage that may be coming.
Or the 50's in Eastern Europe.
Sure, but with nukes.. could be '39