The Third Reich

[Irving]

"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - JOHN F. KENNEDY

I don't think that is a Kennedy quote...

[Scanker19]

This thread is going to get locked if we keep bad mouthing members of the Gubenment.

[BigMat]

We watched the same show a couple of weeks ago. My kids and I discussed the similarities with this Administration.
A virtual unknown rising to power quickly.
Promise of change.
Arrogance and narcissism.
"Under the radar" dealing and regulation.
Turning on the Jews.
Time magazine "Man of the year."
"Socialism"

The similarities are chilling.

How about this one,
Reagan v. Hitler

Obama - Senator, Reagan - Governor , Hitler - Chancelor - All Known
Promise of Change , yep, across the board
arrogance and narcissism, you better believe it, have to be to be President.
Under the radar dealing, yep, all of them again. No need to explain further, this is part of the game.

Now to get interesting-

Turning on the Jews - Iran Contra, sold arms to Iran, I would say that was no help the the Jews, by the way, Israel didn't attend his funeral formally.
Reagan made Time man of the Year in '81!
Socialism, a stretch to be sure of them, but the Government grew tremendously under his presidency, especially the military industrial complex...Familiar

Don't forget, as of now, only Hitler and Reagan took the guns of the people, in any way. For all the bluster, Obama hasn't touched them, Reagan stopped machine gun production, and a few other things. In the Firearm Owners Protection Act no less!
On to that Reagan's visit to Bitburg and calling the SS dead "victims"
AND Hitler and Reagan were artists! one may be paint and the other acting, but artist none the less!
Oh, and Reagan and Hitler really hated communists!
And only Reagan and Hitler served in the Military, but Hitler got the Iron Cross, Reagan only made some movies...Propaganda movies, no less


Its easy to make the comparisons between anyone in power.
Hitler comparisons are only hyperbole, and offensive hyperbole at that. It advances your cause in no way, and is very offensive to a lot of people. Not just the POTUS, but all the people who suffered and died under Hitler, and those who fought to stop him. You may not like Obama, fine, but Hitler, that is nonsense.

[Ranger]

You know, similarities or not I cannot say that those traits and actions mean the same outcome is in our future - which sort of debunks the whole reason for the comparison in the first place.

It's easy to make these kinds of comparisons if you really look and, most importantly, really want for these comparisons to be true. Just take a look at the disturbing comparisons between Kennedy and Lincoln (i.e., Kennedy's assistant was named Lincoln and Lincoln's assistant named Kennedy - but this is a stretch since SO many people worked under these men) or all of the "prophesies" of Nostradamus.

I dislike Barry as much as the next extreme right wing nutbag and if I look closely enough I could probably find a dozen similarities between him and any villain in history because I want to find them.

So, is he like Hitler? In many ways. How about Stalin or Genghis Khan or Vlad the Impaler for that matter? Probably. Of course he is probably a lot like many heroes in history as well - if you look close enough and nitpick enough.

[Mtn.man]

Ya'll have missed the whole point of the topic.
It's not barry in comparison to hitler, it's how the people are so stupid as to vote in a person on the belief he is the one to save them/the country.

It's about People and how easy they are sheeple.

[tmckay2]

Ya'll have missed the whole point of the topic.
It's not barry in comparison to hitler, it's how the people are so stupid as to vote in a person on the belief he is the one to save them/the country.

It's about People and how easy they are sheeple.

precisely

[ghettodub]

And just wondering why they picked this time to show it.

Not too much of a shocker. You could rename that channel to the "Mostly Hitler, and sometimes other, History Network"

[cstone]

If you follow the Good Shepherd, you have already admitted to being a sheep.

Sheep are useful. Being a sheep does not mean you are helpless, just that you are not in control of everything and that you need something or someone outside of yourself. Sort of like "No man is an island."

Think of the Fasces. Most people understand that "strength through unity" is not just a cliche, but represents common sense that was obvious to people thousands of years ago. Unity is not singularity, it just represents a common purpose. I don't agree with most politicians and their methods, however I believe most politicians, as most Americans, want a better country and world for them and their children. The differences are the methods they use to achieve those goals. At least We the People are still choosing our leaders.

What scares me more is when we collectively like a leader so much, or we desire what the leader offers, so much that we would give up the right to choose our leaders. An example in the US would be FDR's third term as POTUS. Some people are lured into voting for President Obama because of his promises. If FDR had lived, it appears that the American electorate would have given him a fourth term. 16 years as President is about as close to President for Life as America has ever come.

I remember how many people talked about President Clinton and how he could have been elected a third time if it wasn't for term limits. Some people, albeit a small fringe, talked about altering the rules to allow for a third term. That is when I begin getting concerned. America will survive even the worst leaders for eight years. People (even us sheep) do learn. We look at what our last leader did and usually decide to go the opposite way with our next leader. Look at the back and forth over the past 60 years. We also don't normally give both houses of Congress and the White House to the same party, and if we do, it isn't for long.

If this is an accident, then we are very lucky. If it isn't an accident, then as sheep go, we are collectively pretty smart. I'll take either lucky or smart. They are both pretty good, but personally, I believe we have a Good Shepherd, and His plan is greater than anything this President or any leader could do to or for us.

"But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. It behooves you, therefore, to be watchful in your States as well as in the Federal Government." -- Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address, March 4, 1837

[cstone]

Not too much of a shocker. You could rename that channel to the "Mostly Hitler, and sometimes other, History Network"

Funny. In our house, we always call the History Channel; the Hitler Channel. And I thought it was just us

[sneakerd]

Huh? There's next to nothing on there outside of Pawn Stars and Ice Road Truckers.