The first openly gay politician wasn’t a progressive hero - he was a high-ranking Nazi. Ernst Röhm, leader of Hitler’s SA, was a powerful figure until his downfall in a brutal purge.
The more I learn about Hitler, the more politically savy I'm beginning to find him. From his calculated political allegiance with Pope Pius, to his secret go-betweens doing his bidding across Europe, to this unlikely alliance between him and an openly gay official - he knew what he was doing.
An interesting insight. Human males, as a group, are clearly brutes, no matter their gender identity and orientation.
The Night of the Long Knives story proved my suspicions correct as to the outcome.
I read that headline and thought "I bet that didn't work out well for him." And lo.
He should have stayed in Bolivia.
There is a movie of this topic. La caduta degli dei the Visconti.
The more I learn about Hitler, the more politically savy I'm beginning to find him. From his calculated political allegiance with Pope Pius, to his secret go-betweens doing his bidding across Europe, to this unlikely alliance between him and an openly gay official - he knew what he was doing.