Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Paper Skies" channel.

Great video - lots of good context and history. Poor buggers though... even if they were our enemy at the time.
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As soon as anyone says "this was of course due to socialism" you can, if you wish, disregard anything they say from then on as they might just have a political agenda, let alone debate whether the Labour government of that time could actually be called socialist, with a big S, or even a little one. . Let's just put it this way - how many capitalist/fascist/non-socialist countries made a success out of airships for intercontinental travel in the 20s and 30s. I will buy you a pint of beer for each one who did.
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@krashd yes, whatt a ttwatt.
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Great video - looking forward to the next one.
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@kyhber1 and would you believe it, that too is one of my favourite films!
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What a beautiful plane, and nice to hear you refer to Ceylon not Sri lanka.
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Hydrogen was also ever so cheap to produce in the volumes needed - this would have been a good addition to the video - helium really was not an option.
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Aardvarkski?
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I love the film, despite its historical inaccuracies; it captures the themes of paranoia, infighting, and brutality very well, but I am not sure I would call it realistic. Or maybe I would.
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A good video. Is it fair to compare Nazi and Soviet propaganda? I think it is, they have much in common about demonising innocent people to create an 'enemy within' they claim to defend their country/people from. The biggest difference is that Nazi propaganda has been exposed for what is was (unless you are the sort of person who denies the Holocaust); however Soviet propaganda seems to be alive and kicking, and there is still widespread denial of atrocities of the Stalin era.
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Good video, good research and well presented. It's great see to see so many people smoking next to the early airplanes, and hydrogen filled giants, and not catch fire.
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