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4/21/1958 - Fatherless Fatherland: A Glimpse of the Future by David Binder

NOT FOR PUBLICATION INSTITUTE OF CURRENT VrORLD AFFAIRS DB Plockstrasse Fatherless Fatherland A Glimpse Future Giessen Gerany April Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue York New York Dear Mr Rogers Of young Germans I quite father during The fathers others served armed forces during Second World One these years after battle wounds Current circumstances Germany divisioz withdrawn these young friends guardianship their fathers premature stage Therefore Was hardly surprising discover these youngsters attention fathr This affection filial respect It simply matter heeding their fathers When acknowledge authority parent usually mother One tempted snicker sounds write about merican fathers But whenyou consider these young persons belong nation branded forever vatsrland braded psychologists people cursed fathercomplex matter takes different One friends actually fatherless Fiva others suppositively fatherless Of course fatherlng Germany before World War II before millio fathers father It began Hitler power Specifically began concerng tlenjugend announced It conenced The future German Volk depends youth The whole GeEuan youth therefore prepared future duties The whole German youth within Reich prises Hitler Youth The whole German youth educated Hiler Youth besides horace school physlcally meontally hnically spirit atlonal Socialism service V01kdthe Volk connGunity The educating whole German youth transferred Reich Youth Fhrer LoDP Party DB About Adol Hitler spoke German youth expected create these measures My teaching Weakness hammered In Ordensburge_n training centers youth which world tremble I violent dominating dauntless fierce youth Thus Hitler replace father countless German families tyrannical cruel authoritarian German father legend But Ersatz father revenged himself children their failure bring victory Thirteen years month committed suicide leaving German children deprived fathers substitute I think toward explaining friends violent dominating dauntless fierce On contrary rather gentle I think might For example Germany popular illust2ated magazines Quick recently serial biography former Hitler Youth The story idealistic fanatic youngster whose dream fight Hitler He turned father mother being enthusiastic Nazis Finally chance serve Germany collapse approaching terrible disillusion young zealot At betrayed FGhrer While story still running reader wrote protestin letter editor He proudly Hitler Youth service For comrades period valuable experience which course nothing sated satisfaction German Wirtschaftswunder economic miracle What learned these yoUthhl years discipline serving hardness Perhaps efficiency would great I grown present generation gangster plctures jukeboxes cigarettea chewing In other words today young persons weaklings There three letters similar other former Hitler Youth members No doubt friends scarred No doubt their fathers different earlier generations German youngsters doubt certain But strong still other 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