People are exhausted by bad news. I get that.
But be careful where that can lead you.
One historical perspective, though there are many others.
After the First World War, millions of Europeans had experienced death, destruction and economic hardship. The prospect of another continental war was horrifying. The desire for peace was overwhelming.
Hitler's government exploited that reluctance to risk another war.
- Germany remilitarized the Rhineland in 1936.
- Germany annexed Austria in 1938.
- Britain and France accepted the transfer of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia to Germany at Munich in September 1938.
- Germany occupied the remainder of the Czech lands in March 1939.
- Germany invaded Poland in September 1939.
A desire for peace, however understandable, can be exploited!
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Neville Chamberlain
