22-02-2010, 08:48 AM
Austin Kelley Wrote:Yes- there were and are very honorable people who somehow aligned with "the West" because they opposed the domination of their homelands by authoritarian powers. Nothing wrong with that.Interesting site Austin. I notice they don't like mention that the ugly Bela was fighting for the fascists.
I'm not sure where the founders of the White Stag program, which I referred to earlier, fit along that continuum. People like Paul Sujan, Béla Bánáthy, and Joseph Szentkiralyi may have simply found themselves aligned with the Nazi-backed forces fighting against the Soviets for all kinds of reasons. Certainly after the war there were ties from their circle to the Cold War apparatus.
So no disrespect whatsoever intended to those who sincerely may have wanted a different deal for Eastern Europe than what the big boys agreed to at Yalta. That said, the White Stag program in the U.S. Boy Scouts reeks of military psychology, blended with the pre-Christian mythos of Europe, and possibly some fascist tendencies. So at minimum I feel that there's cause for further investigation...
More on the life of Béla Bánáthy here.
It is very difficult to find a youth group anywhere here which isn't a paramilitary outfit or preying on young children souls and psyches. Boy Scouts combine both :thumpdown:
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.