AND THE TRAINS WERE ALWAYS ON TIME

A poll carried out in Germany last week found that a quarter of Germans believe that there were some positive aspects to Nazi rule. After a talk show host was fired for stating that the Nazi’s held a high regard for motherhood and strong families, the magazine Stern decided to ask Germans a leading question which asked if National Socialism also had some good sides, such as “the construction of the highway system, the elimination of unemployment, the low criminality rate (and) the encouragement of the family." To this, 25 percent of Germans responded yes. Predictably, the poll found that older people have a more forgiving view of the Nazi’s, with 37 percent agreeing that some aspects of Nazi rule were positive. (Yahoo News)