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Friday, September 20, 2002
The UN could likely set up a timetable for implementation of Iraq weapons inspections which could take a year, which has Bush furious and impatient. So, Junior's going to try to jump the gun and get a docile and frightened congress to grant him permission to follow any whim he should have and bomb the shit out of whosoever he pleases. Many Democrats have said they have no choice, because Saddam is so icky and mean and scarey, or something. "We have to hurry, before the Russians get all their oil!"
"You're fuckin' next!" Bush hissed through his teeth after the German Justice Minister compared the US president to Hitler. Gerhard Schroeder said that Bush was looking for wars to fight to divert attention from his domestic problems, a tactic "that Hitler used." White House mouthpiece Ari Fleischer said foreign countries should watch what they say, that criticism of the president is inherently wrong and outrageous and beyond comprehension, and that while the US considers Germany an ally for the time being, further insubordination will be dealt with harshly. "In case you haven't noticed, we don't give a fuck about the UN or international law. Maybe we'll start looking for links between Germany and terrorist organizations, if we have to sell the idea of a German regime change to the newspapers. We usually find what we look for. Remember, we're experts at asserting who's Hitler and who's not. And, you guys are German, which makes it that much easier."
For more Bush/Hitler comparisons, go here,here, and Bush and Hitler: Is History Repeating Itself?!
No one expected Hitler to rise to power. He had failed at just about everything he had even undertaken until he discovered politics. In the world of spin and power plays, a superficial gift of gab and bullish determination could replace intelligence and idealism without missing a beat. Hitler found that the path to the top was short: Just tell a discontent people what they want to hear and make promises you have no intention to keep.
In Hitler’s first radio speech after becoming Chancellor, he pledged “to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation” and invoked God’s blessing on the German government. . But, the Fuhrer soon proved he had no intention of being a uniter.
Hitler believed that to consolidate his power, he needed to create an “enemy of the state.” Contrary to popular belief, the first “enemy” Hitler formally targeted was not the Jews but the Communist Party. Why? Because they were the most outspoken activists against his regime. Hitler was thus the first to invoke the spectre of “the Red Menace.” He intentionally sought to provoke party activists to violent protest so, under his new aggressive laws suppressing public dissent; he could round them up and arrest them. Aware of this ploy, the Communists laid low, believing that Hitler was merely a puppet of reactionaries and his regime would not last. But the Fuhrer, becoming progressively more drunk with his new power, was not so easily thwarted. To facilitate his demonization of the “reds,” he sent provocateurs to orchestrate a staged act of “terrorism.” Their dupe was a young revolutionary named Van der Lubbe, who was implicated in (i.e. framed for) the bombing of the Reichstag (the equivalent of the Congressional building). This incident gave Hitler the excuse he needed for “cracking down” on “enemies of the state.” He rallied the Germans against the “terrorists” and passed the odious “Enabling Acts,” in which the government was granted the right to bypass any due process for “suspects.” One human right after the other was revoked: the Jews were stripped of all rights, trade unions were broken, and rival parties were made illegal. In addition, Hitler began to isolate Germany from the rest of the world: One of his first actions after assuming power was to withdraw from the League of Nations.
Historian John Weis pointed out that “Hitler inspired only those who shared his anger.”
Wasn't it better having a president that spent his time getting blowjobs from interns instead of creating a dictatorship and engaging in a global rampage? Vote for a sex-crazed Democrat instead of a war-crazed Republican.
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