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The Wave of the Future

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

In this short work, more like a diary, just prior to WWII she explains her sense of foreboding for the future of civilization. She and her husband advocated that America stay out of foreign wars, and maintain its equilibrium as a beacon of liberty and sanity. (Goodreads)

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Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

It was mentioned as a book about the Third Wave experiment, and it is required reading in German schools as a cautionary tale against fostering fascism.

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Reading a book on the waves actually required reading in germany, uh for like all schools, uh They're required to To they're required to read a whole book about the wave

— Episode: The Class that made 200 Child Nazis

Episode: The Class that made 200 Child Nazis

It was mentioned as a book about the Third Wave experiment, and it is required reading in German schools as a cautionary tale against fostering fascism.

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Reading a book on the waves actually required reading in germany, uh for like all schools, uh They're required to To they're required to read a whole book about the wave

Episode: The Class that made 200 Child Nazis

The Third Wave experiment was adapted into a book, and it's required reading in German schools, serving as a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of fascism.

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Reading a book on the waves actually required reading in germany, uh for like all schools. They're required to To they're required to read a whole book about the wave

Episode: The Class that made 200 Child Nazis

It was mentioned as a book based on Ron Jones's experiment, which is required reading for all schools in Germany as a cautionary tale about fascism.

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Reading a book on the waves actually required reading in germany, uh for like all schools, uh they're required to To they're required to read a whole book about the wave

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

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Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

In a bonus episode, Rachel Maddow noted that the author, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, had released a work that became the number‑one bestseller in 1940. She explained that the title glorified fascism and was cited as an illustration of extremist propaganda. The discussion was critical of its content.

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Episode: Bonus Episode: Rachel Maddow in Conversation with...

In 1940, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the wife of famous pilot Charles Lindbergh, published "The Wave of the Future." The book was the number one bestseller in the US and promoted fascist ideals.

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And the wife of Charles Lindbergh, the man who is more famous in America than anybody other than the president, the wife of Charles Lindbergh, the famous pilot, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, has just published what will become the number one best-selling book in the country.

It is titled "The Wave of the Future", and it is all about how fascism is the glorious future for all of us. It is the top-selling book in America in 1940.

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