Analysis. The green agenda is often touted as “the only way to save our planet.” Leaders around the world collectively chant the same old mantras: “Stop using fossil fuels”; “Reduce your carbon footprint”; “Eat less meat.” All the while, their disingenuous pleas echo a dark bygone era when the Nazis ruled — with iron claws and a green fist.
Adolf Hitler’s name is notoriously synonymous with destruction, hate, and cruelty. What many do not know, however, is that this murderous madman also promoted a green agenda of his own. In fact, the Nazis advocated green policies some 50 years before any other political party. Their plan included large-scale renewable energy from windmills, as well as the use of synthetic fuels and hydro-power turbines in place of coal, oil, and gas. As Rupert Darwall, author of Green Tyranny, says: “If you look at what the Nazis were doing in the 1930s, in their environmental policies, virtually every theme you see in the modern environmental movement, the Nazis were doing.” Continue
