"How the failures of the 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty" Topic

… set the stage for today's anti-racist uprisings

"The racism that is now the target of protest across the globe is rooted in the tragic choices of leaders seeking to roll back change a century ago.

Nearly all historians now agree that at the end of World War I, the choice to return to an imperialist world order by the victorious Allied, or Entente, powers – France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and the United States – was a historic error. It not only prepared the ground for the rise of fascism in Europe, but also sparked decades of political violence in Asia and Africa by people denied their rights and humanity.

As World War I ended in November 1918, the Spanish Flu pandemic swept across the globe, killing more than 50 million people. Most vulnerable were soldiers living in crowded barracks and their families back home, where hunger weakened immunity…"
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Armand

Very I interesting and enlightening!!

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Russ Dunaway

I think the author would benefit from a read of Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan – the authors of the Treaty of Versailles had a lot less leeway to do things than is commonly believed

Flaws in the ToV, no bottom to that well.

Happy you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)

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Armand

That's funny, I thought President Trump was the cause of all racism. Oh wait, I forgot…he was the cause of the failings of the Treaty of Versailles. I'll get it all straight one of these days.

Is he?! He's older than I thought!

These riots have nothing to do with racism. The riots are Marxists using the death of George Floyd as an excuse.

The initial protests were due to his death, but the riots have nothing to do with his death.

@Dn Jackson: Where are these riots? All I have seen are armed men in uniform beating moms carrying signs, knocking old men to the ground, and grabbing people off the street for no reason.

Or are you saying that it's the police that are rioting, like in 1968 Chicago?

Looting I have seen -- that's pure criminal opportunism. Destruction of property by agents provocateurs, too, brought to light by vigilant protesters. Actual rioting, not so much.

Glup!…

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Armand

Oberlindes Sol LIC wrote -
"Where are these riots? All I have seen are armed men in uniform beating moms carrying signs, knocking old men to the ground, and grabbing people off the street for no reason."

Perhaps you should consider expanding your news gathering horizons.

B

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