Happy Valentine Day

2010, my $1.00 musical card from Dollar Tree is still going strong, playing Liebestraum, signed for the last 5 years by my beloved.

Regarding love and its polar opposite hate, let’s go back to Hitler. In 1921, an observer said that he could “create immense damage through senseless behavior.” In 1921, a German citizen (like Hitler) was “listening to one’s blood,” yearning for the “collective will.” In 1921, Thomas Mann called Hitler’s fascism, “romantic barbarism.” In 1921, Albert Einstein (who ought to know) told a young admirer that “goodness and strong character are better than intellect and learning.” About neither would Hitler ever know. In 1921, Germany ought to have known that Hitler ‘s irrational hatred for Jews and perverted love for his Aryan Germany would bring about diabolical destruction. From 1921, a slow but steady conversion to Nazism spread across Hitler’s Germany. On this Valentine’s Day, remember that between the head and hand, the heart resides. Hitler aimed to inflame the passions of his followers with a love for their Fuhrer and fatherland. Well he succeeded, leading them into Hell, the abyss devoid of LOVE.