Человек в высоком замке

           AndthosegreatglossymagazinesprintedinMunichandcirculatedaroundtoallthelibrariesandnewsstands…onecouldseethefull-pagecolorpicturesforoneself:theblue-eyed,blond-hairedAryansettlerswhonowindustriouslytilled,culled,plowed,andsoforthinthevastgrainbowloftheworld,theUkraine.Thosefellowscertainlylookedhappy.Andtheirfarmsandcottageswereclean.Youdidn’tseepicturesofdrunkendull-wiltedPolesanymore,slouchedonsaggingporchesorhawkingafewsicklyturnipsatthevillagemarket.Allathingofthepast,likerutteddirtroadsthatonceturnedtoslopintherainyseason,boggingdownthecarts.

           ButAfrica.Theyhadsimplylettheirenthusiasmgetthebetterofthemthere,andyouhadtoadmirethat,althoughmorethoughtfuladvicewouldhavecautionedthemtoperhapsletitwaitabituntil,forinstance,ProjectFarmlandhadbeencompleted.NowtheretheNazishadshowngenius;theartistinthemhadtrulyemerged.TheMediterraneanSeabottledup,drained,madeintotillablefarmland,throughtheuseofatomicpower—whatdaring!Howthesniggerershadbeensetbackontheirheels,forinstancecertainscoffingmerchantsalongMontgomeryStreet.Andasamatteroffact,Africahadalmostbeensuccessful…butinaprojectofthatsort,almostwasanominouswordtobegintohear.Rosenberg’swell-knownpowerfulpamphletissuedin1958;thewordhadfirstshownup,then.AstotheFinalSolutionoftheAfricanProblem,wehavealmostachievedourobjectives.