Germany's bizarre 1919-1933 "psychedelic trip" between conservative militarism periods offers disturbing parallels to America today. While surrounding decades were prudish and structured, Weimar exploded with sexual degeneracy and cultural chaos—exactly like our current era. This strange historical anomaly wasn't just a random blip—it was the unheeded warning before catastrophe. The similarities are far more extensive and influential than most realize.

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Bibliography: 

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer

Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley

Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia

The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt

Europe by Norman Davies

Atrocities by Matthew White 

Sex and Power in History by Amaury de Riencourt

Political Order and its Decay by Francis Fukuyama

Cynical Theories by James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose

The Perversion of Normality by Bolton

The Coming Storm by Winston Churchill

The First World War by John Keegan

The Road to Serfdom by Hayek

The Human Tide by Paul Morland

Modern Times by Paul Johnson

The Geography of Nowhere by Kunstley

The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler

Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung