Originally Posted by
Landloper
I recall William Shirer, an American journalist who was in Berlin when the war was announced, writing that a deathly hush fell across the centre of city and noted the concern written on the faces of Berliners. He also recorded the ecstatic crowds that celebrated the surrender of France in June 1940, and then, shortly after, the enraged demands that 'England' [sic] be flattened because of its refusal to capitulate and sue for peace. I think all three observations were made in his 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' (1960), though they may have come from his 'Berlin Diary' (1941).
Can the mood of a crowd gathered in a public place be used as the guide to judge a whole nation though?
When Argentina invaded the Falklands there were many such scenes filmed. My family has many connections in Argentina and they were all horrified by it. The way they told it that was the feeling of pretty much everyone. A certain type of person gathers in a crowd in public spaces.
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