“To make matters worse, the general secretary—by his own account—gauged the significance of Stasi reports by the extent to which they matched his own opinions, dismissing bad news on principle then remarking critically that he could read that in the… — Jens Gieseke Copy Share Image
“The experiences of other totalitarian dictatorships show that behind the centralized and hierarchical communication and decision-making structures, apparently so clearly ordered by way of Party or dictators’ decrees, lurked considerably more complex processes and structures. Under National Socialism there was a polycratic jumble of competing institutions and organizations (Wehrmacht, economy, NSDAP, SS). It was characteristic of Hitler to go long… — Jens Gieseke Copy Share
“To make matters worse, the general secretary—by his own account—gauged the significance of Stasi reports by the extent to which they matched his own… — Jens Gieseke Copy Share Image
