Here Is How Europe Recovered From The Economics Of World War II

As a young child my mother lived through two occupations in southern Italy. First by the Germans and then the British. Before my grandmother passed away, she told me many stories but she couldn't tell you which occupation was worse. My mother, still living is tramatized. My uncles all went to Germany or Switzerland for abundant work. Returned back to Italy in the late 60s before immigrating to America for even a better job.

Fascinating topic that is definitely relevant to current times. Look forward to watching this with a nice cold one as I build model airplanes tonight.

Excellent and informative description David. I found this film clip fascinating part of Europe history. My mom who lived through the Great Depression and WW2. Had a favorite saying "Kids of today don't know how good that have it" when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, it wasn't until I started working that I did take things for granted back then, unaware that she was right. Thanks David, 😊🧡✌

It's amazing that we can watch this kind of history, yet still think that some form of oppression is acceptable. We speak of WWII, yet we have been at war ever since, somewhere. Listening to the Marathon station owner speak of the Germans reminded me of a guy I knew who had survived the Bataan march and slave labor as a POW in Japan. He nearly blew up when his daughter bought a Toyota. (Of course, the real story is the monopoly of the American automakers and lack of choice, not country of origin - just like today's EV's.) Eventually, he bought a Toyota, commenting that the current generation had nothing to do with their ancestors. Destruction is a horrible waste of resources. Even now, we treat the various wars like sporting events, rooting for our team of choice while 'collaterals' bear the brunt of misery.

Thank you Mr. Hoffman

The thing about economic recovery in the previous eras. Post War, post oil crisis, post financial crisis, is that there was no group of people on top of governments, corporations who have vested interests in making sure the people below don't recover. No one happily even gleefully stepping on the necks of the people laid low by war and economic collapse. Can you say the same thing about nowadays?

Interesting to see the roots of consumerism take hold. Very sad.

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nice. it's almost like when people are free to build and trade things, there is prosperity.. nah. too simple 😊

The West German companies which had profited from the Holocaust profited from the Marshall Plan as well, and the families who owned them, who had belonged to the highest ranks of Nazis, constituted Germany's class of the super rich, now Germany's billionaire class. The Marshall Plan gave ordinary Germans an incentive to stop obsessing over Germany's place in the world and start enjoying life instead, but it also made sure that the Nazi elites remained in power.