[Excerpted from “In the Shadow
of Dr. Lueger,” Independent Review, 2013.]
Once upon a time, before Hitler, Stalin, FDR, Juan Peron,
and even before Mussolini and Lenin came on the world scene, there lived a man
named Dr. Karl Lueger (1844–1910), who was protector of the common man, a
proponent of social justice, and the mayor of Vienna from 1897 to 1910. Not
simply just a mayor, Lueger was a symbolic figure — a prototype of the
twentieth-century populist politician who passionately fought for the “little
people” and mastered the arts of making propaganda, courting nationalism, and
promoting the public welfare. Before I came to Vienna in September 2011 — for a
conference on European identity no less — I knew nothing about this
multifaceted character….To Read More
My Take – I posted this to further
establish what should be obvious to the most casual observer - everything has
an historical foundation - and in order to understand anything we must explore
those foundations. Unless someone is discovering new products, there are no 'original thinkers'; there are no 'original thoughts'; there is only history! Tell me the history
and I will give you the answer!
Enjoy!
Rich K
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