Attention Economy


Monday, February 12, 2024

Importance of Economic and Political History

History Lesson: How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hyperinflation-heralded-the-fall-of-german-democracy-180982204/
In 1923, the collapse of the Weimar Republic’s economy impoverished millions and gave Adolf Hitler his first chance at seizing power
 
Will 2024 Be the New 1933?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/conservative-complicity-liberal-naivety-could-help-far-right-to-power-by-mark-jones-5-2024-01
Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 remains all too relevant today. Much of the world will vote in pivotal elections this year, and even though the warning signs are there, too few commentators, politicians, and business leaders openly acknowledge that liberal democracy itself is on the ballot.