in one nine hundred thirty seven the nazis declared modern art to be culturally corrupt. a member of the nazi party was shocked to see many of his works confiscated and shown in an exhibition of so-called degenerate art she considered it a mistake as he counted many nazis among his admirers escaped. neednt in fear and older was very aware of the hostility towards his work. but there are quite a few clues pointing to an impressive number of top level nazis who are fans of his work and their guns but in the. chiller however despise know this work so it's all the more remarkable that nolde are ranked among the top earning german painters in one thousand nine hundred eighty one thousand nine hundred thirty eight and older wrote a letter to propaganda minister yosef good has once a fan of his work knowledge of how it is art as being german strong last year and intimate he so wanted approval from the nazi regime that in one nine hundred thirty eight he began painting pictures of vikings castles and fire nordic mythical motifs favored by the nazi ideology. but it didn't work bec

the nazis so the typical bauhaus function nazi as a sign of progress and welcomed its new objectivity. and the us how did the bauhaus haven't gone to respond after nine hundred thirty three. but out was a leading figure of the bauhaus school he developed the bauhaus lettering and graphic design. after nine hundred thirty three he served the regimes propaganda catalogue spent key exhibitions for the regime exhibitions that promoted nazi ideology and racism. house school students and teachers he remained in germany and with very eager to continue receiving assignments once he then exhibited little of the bauhaus reformist spirit and ethical principles. in one thousand nine hundred thirty four he joined the royal chamber of culture and. he was prepared to continue building brick who was commissioning nevertheless by nine hundred thirty eight he had become disillusioned and left for the united states he built iconic structures like this building today he's lauded as an architectural icon his cozying up to the nazis is . the powerhouse reputation has not been tarnished despite some of its

people fighting against the nazis are as bad as the nazis. >> we had this debate many times.ng to tell me that simply because they're leftest that they are somehow morally superior to violent far right and both of them are reprehenceable. >> you can't say they're designed to kill the people they don't like. >> it doesn't matter what they're designed for. it's what they're becoming. they're becoming not just radical but violent. that's condemned just as harshly as any other hate group out there. >> they're becoming and may be some day. >> no, what they are now. >> no, they have taken over portland. when they had that incident the police won't even respond because they have become so violent. these are areas of concern. >> nobody is disagreeing with the criminal activity. as soon as a protest becomes a riot, you're criminals and you shall be treated that way. that's the law. and they have pipes. >> i have been with those people, you can talk about them, i have watched them in the streets protesting in different situations. there's certainly aspects of them that are true to a ca

to each his own i'm a cop sign at the nazi concentration camp in broken part. created by inmate and former boss pupil funds and it uses the unmistakable boss typeface despite the fact that the nazi regime denounced the school for its degenerate art and even pressured its leadership into closing the bar house in berlin often said in the in the official propaganda they rejected the ban has entirely it was considered to be bolshevist jewish muxes and everything the nazis deemed negative in banking is not an auditing this must stop but an officially that stance wasn't as clear the nazis saw the typical bar house functionality as a sign of progress and welcomed its new objectivity. and the artists how did the guard of the bauhaus respond after nine hundred thirty three. to. take her about bio one of the most influential boss teachers he create a graphic design on the universal typeface which became signatures of the ball house. but starting in one nine hundred thirty three by. began to create nazi propaganda designing catalogues and exhibitions which celebrated the

the nazi concentration camp in. it was designed by the prisoner. student and it uses the unmistakable typeface just spite the fact that the nazi regime rejected anything to do with. official propaganda completely dismissed as being bolshevist jewish marxist and anything else the nazis negative. but on officially that. the nazis saw the typical bauhaus functionality as a sign of progress and welcomed its new objectivity. and how did the bauhaus respond after nine hundred thirty three. was a leading figure in the battle how school he developed the bauhaus and graphic design. after nine hundred thirty three he served the regimes propaganda catalogue spent key exhibitions for the regime exhibitions that promoted nazi ideology and racism. how school students and teachers who remained in germany and were very eager to continue receiving assignments once he then exhibited little of the bauhaus reformist spirit and ethical principles. was one of them in one thousand nine hundred thirty four he joined the royal chamber of culture and supported hitler he was

in one nine hundred thirty seven the nazis declared modern art to be culturally corrupt. a member of the nazi party was shocked to see many of his works confiscated and shown in an exhibition of so-called degenerate art he considered it a mistake and he counted many nazis among his admirers. escaped. neednt in fear in an old who was very aware of the hostility towards his work but there are quite a few clues pointing to an impressive number of top level nazis who are fans of his work guns. on and on and on but not hitler however despised does work so it's all the more remarkable that know all the ranks among the top earning german painters in one thousand nine hundred one in one thousand thirty eight and older wrote a letter to propaganda minister use of gerbils once a fan of his work and older touted his heart as being german strong austere and intimates. he so wanted approval from the nazi regime that in one nine hundred thirty eight he began painting pictures of vikings cancels and fire nordic mythical motives favored by the nazi ideology but it didn't work because he

there is no last ship out of nazi europe. instead, many doors were shut on immigrants all along the way or had bolted closed years before. there are many last ships. many almost made it and hundreds of thousands, millions of tragic stories. we estimate the united states accepted between 180,000 and 220,000 immigrants fleeing nazism between 1933 and 1945. more than any country in the world. clearly, as i hope you heard from my talks, that is not something we should pat ourselves on the back about. i quoted philip roth with the idea that history is a relentless unforeseen. in the 1920's, the refugee crisis is the unforeseen. with an immigration law based in eugenics, anti-semitism, isolationism, economic insecurity and fear, the american government's response to the crisis that began 15 years later is not surprising. it's important to remember that nazi germany murdered the jews, not the united states. our immigration laws where generous, but america was not homicidal. the nazis were however, in the -- and the work -- and they

today he's lauded as an architectural icon his cozying up to the nazis is. the powerhouse reputation has not been tarnished despite some of its adherents going to work for the. survivors norman foster. says it's more important when it's founded would you agree i fully agree because the it's not about an institution or a style it's an idea and the idea of young people and established artists coming together for a better future this is more. than it was ever before. professor factor thank you very much for joining us today that's it for this edition of the news from arts and culture don't forget tons more about this subject on our website . slash culture. by. this was this was yes it's. moving. stories that people of the world over information they provide to the kenyans i think want to express t.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch and follow us on what's the connection between bread biome and the european union dinos guild not to the w correspondent at the baker can stretch this particular line with the rules set up by the team it. costs me no.

regime ironically the himself was a fervent anti semite and nazi. documents detailing his views are now part of an exhibition at berlin's hamburger bahnhof in a letter to his wife in may nine hundred forty three nanda wrote a handful of jews are sitting grinning safely behind governments banks and the world powers financing and stoking this gruesome global war. the archives of an old as the stage were sealed for decades it wasn't until six years ago that a state director close to anything decided to open them. installed i am astounded it's not the result i was expecting this belief in the nazi regime to the bitter end of the second world war this revolting anti semitism i really wish noted rejected these ideas earlier. in one nine hundred thirty seven the nazis declared modern art to be culturally corrupt no longer a member of the nazi party was shocked to see many of his works confiscated and shown in an exhibition of so-called degenerate art he considered it a mistake as he counted many nazis among his admirers escaped. needn't in fear and i know

or aligned with it but we don't know if there were party members who were denying nazi crimes. an investigation by the public prosecutor's office is continuing much of these people even denied the existence of the gas chambers talking with what i thought their truth and fed off come on. provocations like these are only part of the a if these tactics for example in the state of bottom the party has tried to reduce public funding for memorials there is no majority support for such measures but some fear the public opinion may change. without financial support these institutions can no longer fulfill their educational mandate. and that is open to political manipulation produced off only with a if he says germany's nazi past should be seen in a wider context. we also want to focus on the positive aspects of german history because we think every nation needs positive points to identify with its feelings been in power what do you suppose you can do to pull stressing the favorable aspects of german history is pulling the wool over people's eyes and i think it's wrong and downright dan

suddenly came word, the nazis speeding to take over.lashed the order, scuttle the fleet. nearly the entire fleet was put out of commission. only a few undamaged missions fell into nazi hands. four submarines braved the harbor and escaped. in one dramatic stroke, patriotic crews went out to avenge. -- to eventually honor of france. ♪ announcer: you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, reel america, saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. >> this week on the communicators, technology watcher tim wu talks about his book -- offacebook is the curse bigness. they got extremely large. they did not take their position responsibly. they hacked instagram which they controlled during the 2016 election. it has a terrible effect on what andes as news so the social political effect of facebook are enormous. monday at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> 70 years ago on april 4, 1940 nine, the north atlantic treaty was signed in washington by the 12 founding members of

he so wanted approval on the nazi regime that he began painting pictures of nazis -- a vikings, castles, and fire, well-known nazi favored topics. he painted himself as a victim of the nazis after he continued to be rejected. >> knowing what i do now after this exhibition, i would not hang any of his works in my apartment. >> nor, it seems, would chancellor angela merkel. she has had two of his pieces removed. >> would you allow a stranger to listen to what you do in the privacy of your own home? if you own one of amazon's smart speakers, you could be doing just that. maya shwayder is here to talk about the eavesdropper millions of people have right in their living rooms. i see you brought a guest with you. >> indeed. this one is unplugged, so i think it is not listening to us, but you never know in this day and age. >> if this were plugged in, this is the echo device? >> it is a smart speaker from amazon and one of the jokes that was loading around when it first came out was you never know when it is listening. it says it is not always listening, but it might be and it turns out yes, i

they were nazis. nazis are human beings. they can be smart. robert e. lee, he was a very smart and strategic general for a thuggish and a gangsterish cause, trying to keep black people in slavery in perpetuity. that's the constitution of the confederacy he pledged allegiance to. so that's what he needs to focus on and that's what he needs to really zero in on. it was a violent insurrection to overthrow the u.s. government in the name of keeping black people in slavery forever, forever. that's what the confederacy was about. but as human beings, and this is what's so very important because human beings have the capacity to be wretched. we have the capacity to be wonderful. >> and it's a choice. >> it is a choice that all of us have to wrestle with on the battlefield of our own souls each and every day in the lifetime that we have in space and time. >> dr. cornell west, always appreciate you being with us. thank you. >>> coming up -- next for us breaking news, new reporting that sheds fresh light on rod rosenstein and the political tightrope he walked as

for the young neo nazi. the countess said to me ok what happened to you and go to a might have to do with the arrogance of the battalion commander he comes from a famous prussian military family and this is kind of a witch. that was the word he used told me to keep quiet and being conspicuous and let it be all right. by scare but was allowed to complete his basic training. he was sworn in and only then was he discharged for nazi sympathies on orders from the defense ministry. this is of course we don't want right wing extremists in the bundeswehr we want them to be reported we want all those networks to disappear but let's be honest no one in the bundeswehr would openly admit it. but there are situations where you think really we ought to call in military counter-intelligence but we don't because it's a comrade. germany's military counterintelligence service for him a d. is supposed to identify and assess extremism in the bond is fair but it never received a report about christiane vice. president christoph

whether nazi terror cells in the bone dispair. visiting the garrison where the lieutenant had been stationed the minister also had to address the issue of nazi era military memorabilia in soldiers' rooms. and more and more bizarre details of the franco aa case were emerging. he had studied at university during his time in the buddhist fire back then an internal critique of his master's thesis said it was. not a work suitable for an academic qualification but a radical nationalist and racist call to arms. but in january twenty fourth teen the responsible military lawyer played down the case and swept it under the carpet. the investigations have produced no indications that the soldier has sympathies incompatible with his duty as a soldier. with that was clear in the eyes of the point is fair he was even appointed to be a regular soldier as there was nothing negative in his personnel record all the control mechanisms had failed. the bonus fair insists that extreme right soldiers are isolated cases whose numbers are on the decline. b

there is no last ship out of nazi europe. many doors were shut on immigrants all the way or have been bolted close years before. there are many last ships. hundreds of thousands, millions of tragic stories. we estimate the united states except to between 180 and 220,000 immigrants fleeing nazi is him between 1933 and 1945. hope you heard from my talks, that is not something we should pat ourselves on the back about. history is the relentless unforeseen. in the 1920's the refugee crisis is the and for seen. with an immigration law based in eugenics, anti-semitism, isolationism, economic insecurity and fear, the american rate -- the american government's response is not reset -- not surprising. not to germany murder the jews, not the united states. our immigration laws where generous, but america was not homicidal. in the phase of desperate need the united states did not bend. we do not relent either. thank you very much. >> thank you for the sobering talk. i'm open for questions from my fellow -- open for questions for my fell

>> when you're culling out kkk, neo-nazis and saying there are people who hadn't signed up for that. >> you know president trump left an ambiguity -- >> all neo-nazis, all anti christianity, all anti-semitism, anti muslim activity should be condemned, dead stop full. that's the perfect response. >> yothe president called for a full ban on muslims entering the united states. >> it looks like you guys are afraid that he can't be beaten fairly and squarely. >> that comment is beneath you. >> why using charlottesville to launch a candidacy, 0 for 2 when running for president. i've talked a lot about white supremacy -- >> a yes or no question. >> how is this helping to stop the next shooter, where i'm saying the president of the united states, the most powerful man in the world. >> his response last night was unam by oambiguous. according to lipid see graham, tim scott, cory gardner, larry kohn was not unequivocal. you brought it up. these loyal supporters of the president did not think his answer on charlottesville was perfect. >> any time the president is willing to condemn people who h

soldiers know that you were a nazi. they realized relatively quickly what kind of political views i had and i'd say i'm a nationalist i'm a nationalistic socialist which at that time was a kind of cosmetic label suggesting not a national socialist i'm not a racist but an ethno pluralist we hear that nowadays in the debate about the f.d.a. and the like they all say they're not racists or nazis and i used those tricks to use tricks that he ocean called. vice governor says there were two other neo nazis in his unit in go to. his direct superiors the officers and staff sergeant took no action despite his clearly right wing remarks. alternately he was exposed when a soldier in his barrack room reported him to the battalion commander. after that he was transferred and put in detention still he was allowed to take part in daily weapons training. a superior even expressed understanding for the young neo nazi. on the counter and said to me ok what happened to you and go to a might have to do with the arrogance of the battalion c

but revelations about his own nazi sympathies are now putting his works into a different light. also coming up. with the eighth and final season of the hit t.v. series game of thrones just days away we check out how geo t.v. fans are flocking to its main locations in northern ireland. and berlin break dance troupes visual treatment of. famous piano composition is the latest in john rabbinic performance art here in the capitol. for years two of his paintings including this one breaker hung in office until the chancellor took them down for long to an explosive new exhibition german painter in order was happy to have the world believe that he was a victim of nazi persecution but close examination of his letters and writings shows that he himself was a firm a fervent anti-semite and nazi supporter a reason to look at his work and its evolution through a completely different lens. was known as a master of bold colors and a star of germany's expressionist movement which was banned by i don't have less nazi regime.

and promoted on neo-nazi websites.ing is also an attempt to excuse what happened there because in the president's eyes he wants you to believe that the protesters were fighting for a fair cause. that cause, keeping up the statue of a traitor to the united states. confederate general and slave owner robert e. lee. this rebranding, this revisionism from the president, it won't fool us because we saw what happened in charlottesville with our own eyes. we saw the marchers with tiki torches. we saw the car run over and kill a young woman. so i've been asking this, think about -- really think about this. what very fine people would march alongside people who would do that? do you know anyone who would see those flames, hear those chants and say, oh, this is who i want to march alongside? who exactly are we talking about here? we have some breaking news out of charlottesville tonight to tell you about, a judge ruling that statues of robert e. lee and stonewall jackson are war monuments and therefore are protected by a state c

we are talking white peopleacy, neo-nazis. i'm talking about hate everywhere. >> was he response perfect, yes or no? >> i think it was twisted. he said his response on charlottesville was perfect. >> intent matters. >> was his response pare next. gary chn didn't think his response was per if effect. >> he stayed in the white house a long time. >> yes or no, was president trump's response per fwekt? >> when president trump condemned racism, bigotry, evil, violence and took it many steps further and called out neo-nazis, white supremacists, kkk, that is darn near perfection. when you are calling out kkk, neo-nazis and you are saying, there were people there who hadn't signed up for that. >> all white supremacy, all neo-nazis, all anti-christianity, all anti-muslim activity should be condemned, dead stop full. that's the perfect response. >> the president called for a full -- ban on muslims entering the united states. >> it looks like you and others looking at 2020 are worried that this guy can't be beaten fairly and squarely. wh

but revelations about his own nazi sympathies are now putting his works into a different light also coming up. with the eighth and final season of the hit t.v. series game of thrones just days away we check out how geo t.v. fans are flocking to its main locations in northern ireland. and berlin break dance troupes visual treatment of his most famous piano composition is the latest in genre bending performance art here in the capital. well for years two of his paintings including this one breaker hung in office until the chancellor took them down for a loan to an explosive new exhibition german painter in was happy to have the world believe that he was a victim of nazi persecution but close examination of his letters and writings shows that he himself was a firm a fervent anti-semite and nazi supporter a reason to look at his work and its evolution through a completely different lens.

do you mean the pictures where the sheriff and chief deputy are good as nazi leaders. the officer replied that those pictures were a very minor transgression referring instead to opponent graphic images that he claimed to do going to doctors to include senior officers faces. some of the. some of the photos of you know. bradshaw bending over the chief and vice versa village your attire. you know i'm sorry. it's not. very willing. to use a prankster as well i wouldn't have caught it on there and i didn't like that they were somewhat juvenile and childish. takes attention away from the real corrupt activity and it makes the chief look too much like a victim. the senior deputy claim is that john dougan frequently post pictures online and then denies doing so the the photo was posted on my website i'm not the originator of that. photograph but i kept it on the site at the top and i kept it on. because. bradshaw the tailor and the dog with mussolini is very representative.

if pieces germany's nazi past should be seen you know wider context. and we also want to focus on the positive aspects of german history because we think every nation needs positive points to identify with its feelings been in power what do you suppose you can do to support stressing the favorable aspects of german history's pulling the wool over people's eyes i think it's wrong and downright dangerous and we have done important work over decades taking a critical look at our own history and on the. political conflicts that could affect the future of germany's public memorials. i'd like to turn now to thomas sparrow our political correspondent for more on this good to see a thomas so the far right a of da is trying to change the culture of our members that is so integral and so important to germany how has it gone down with the other political parties well as you can imagine all other political parties have rejected that stance of the alternative for germany there are many issues where germany sort of parties have been at odds in recent months but. if

says germany's nazi past should be seen in a wider context. we also want to focus on the positive aspects of german history because we think every nation needs positive points to identify with its feelings. but these are. stressing the favorable aspects of german history is pulling the wool over people's eyes but i think it's wrong and downright dangerous and we have done important work over decades taking a critical look at our own history. our political conflicts that could affect the future of germany's public memorials. the russian government is showcasing the country's military involvement in the syrian conflict russian troops have been there since two thousand and fifteen backing the regime of president bashar assad they've also been fighting the so-called islamic state now a train is making a nationwide tour of russia displaying war trophies weapons and technology the army says it captured in syria hear it from moscow bureau filed this. report. next stop the city of cars on arriving at ten in the morning the train is greeted with plenty

school groups come here from across europe to learn about nazi atrocities. this is sean this is really depressing. and makes me feel very sad little as it's a horrible feeling to be here. until now there has been a consensus in german politics to ensure that the crimes of the nazi era not forgotten especially among younger generations but the far right a.f.d. reject this they claim nazi history takes up too much school time and say the culture of remembrance is bad for germany. the effect ladies and gentlemen is quite clear young people are systematically brought up to feel guilt and shame about being german and they learn to associate germany with evil to you for this is this to us it's you the sentiments are not just expressed in parliament three debates the director of the sachsenhausen memorial says sites like this are directly targeted by the far right. there was a group here that was either in the a.f.d. or aligned with it we don't know if they were party members who were denying nazi crimes but this investigation by the public prosecutor's office is c

says germany's nazi past should be seen you know wider context. and we also want to focus on the positive aspects of german history because we think every nation needs positive points to identify with its feelings been in power what do you suppose you can do to pull stressing the favorable aspects of german history's pulling the wool over people's eyes and i think it's wrong and downright dangerous and we have done important work over decades taking a critical look at our own history. our political conflicts that could affect the future of germany's public memorials. and for more i'm joined by dr felix clan his journeys and this image is him commissioner in frankfurt i welcome dr klein as we heard the father if he is trying to change the culture of remembrance that is so unique and so important to germany how divided are you that they will succeed. well they have attempted and we've seen several attacks against our remembrance culture and unfortunately we have to accept that many people in germany think. that way and of course government and all t