The Believer is showing at 7:30 at the The Little Theater (on Oakland). The box office will begin issuing free tickets at 6 pm, it is recommended that you get your ticket then and come back for the movie. They are doing this because of limited seating. Also, only one ticket will be given per person. More details are listed on the Kalamazoo Film Society's webpage (kalfilmsociety.net). Perhaps we could get a group of us to go, might be a good time . . . . . .

Please ignore the time/date info on the movie that I posted originally (I've since deleted the post). I had posted it on my personal weblog incorrectly and just copied the info from there. I checked the schedule I have at home and I've posted the correct information below. I'll still give extra credit for checking out that movie if you go. I'll definitely try to be there. The movie link takes you to the on-line trailer, so you can see if you'd be interested in the movie.

On 21 November (Thursday) there is a special showing of The Believer, a movie about a young Jewish man who becomes fiercely anti-Semitic and ends up leading the American Nazi Party in the 1960s. There's going to be a Q & A w/ the movie's editor, Lee Percy.

Quick question: exactly where and what time is this " special showing " taking place ? I am thinking of checking it out.

Is there any way I could get a copy of someone's notes from today's class? I would have been there, but the whole room spinning everytime I stood up somewhat complicated my ability to get to class. I will be in class on Thursday for sure, but if there is a kind soul that could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.

For a brief history on the rise of the Nazi party, visit this link:

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/nazirise.htm

You'd be surprised just how popular the Nazi party was. It won 37 percent of the vote in 1932, making it the largest party in the German legislature (the Reichstag). The political ideas of Nazism were popular in Germany in the 1930s. Keep in mind that similar politicians have recently done almost as well in France (Jean-Marie Le Pen's "National Front") and Austria (Jörg Haider's "Freedom Party").

Question? Does anyone know how much of the German population agreed with the Nazi movement? Was it a small but strong group or did a majority really think that facism was the way to go. Just some random facts I want to know.

The thing about Nazism is that not a lot of it was "published" in they way you'd think. Facism in general is not an ideology that allows systematic thought and criticism (something that publishing would more or less require). For a good overview of facism in general, see "Facism" (an Oxford Reader) edited by Roger Griffin. It has excerpts of essays/speeches by Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, and Carl Schmitt (who is actually having a rennaisance of sorts as a political theorist in some circles). The Griffin book might be the best source for a good overview of what different Nazis believed. But the book goes beyond to include writings by other facists around the world (including recent groups).

Are there any books written by members of the SS, SA or Hitler Youth groups, that give an in depth look to what went on in with in the groups as well as their beliefs propaganda? If anyone knows of any really good ones that they could recommend please let me know. Thanks