Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate…
Sunday evening, 8:05.
Everything to me is put in historical terms.
I know what you’re thinking…”Oh, Chris Erl…this is going to be another thesis on the rise and fall of the Weimar Social Democratic Party in the face of a rising Nazi Party and the lack of trust in the general make up of the Republic in the central leadership of the moderating voices in the Catholic Center Party and the right leaning liberal German People’s Party.”
Or maybe you’re thinking “Oh, shiny thing!”
Either way, pay attention.
Yesterday at work, someone’s total came to $17.76. After telling them their total, I laughed. They looked at me like I was insane, and by all accounts, I am.
Why did I laugh? 1776 was the year in which the Americans issued their Declaration of Independence and sparked the war with the British that would lead to their eventual freedom.
That very same night, someone’s total was $19.19. I immediately thought of Germany.
Why? Because 1919 was the year the inter-war Weimar Republic was established.
Yeah, I’m just THAT cool.
