The tactics being used are very similar to those used to gain control of Germany, Austria, Italy during the 30's.
Both Hitler and Mussolini held huge grandios rallies (Greek columns anyone?) and promised change to restore the country to former grandeur.After gaining celebrity as a community organizer with his own organization of brownshirts, Hitler talked the Germans into putting him in control "temporarily" and suspending elections "temporarily".
The likeness to what goes on here is in the takeover of industry and banks by regulations, unions, and fiat, at a time when unemployment was rampart. The Ruhr valley, German's industrial base was consolidated into followers of Hitler and gradually certain industries and banks were squeezed out. There were protests, riots, etc., but basically, the pressure just kept being applied until the Germans were taken over.
The way these unions are acting and supporting the OWS debacle and trying to get rid of Scott Walker, they are like a militia for Obama.
My most pressing question is--Where in h&!! are the so called brains of Repub leaders. This is not their father's Dem party, and not business as usual.
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Unlike Germany, the citizenry in the US have guns in their closets, they know how to use them and Germany didn’t have the Second Amendment as a God given right. There are too many different variables at play so I don’t see how on earth the other steps would be able to be taken.
Taking the punches like good Judy's do.
Don't want to rock the boat and ruin their lifetime royal ruling class appointments.
All it takes to destroy them is to prohibit withholding of union dues from workers paychecks by any private business, state, local or federal government.
I cant believe this hasn't come up as a campaign issue, you would think one of the idiots running for the GOP nomination would promise to do this.
One big difference here is that Obama’s minions are a bunch of snot nosed losers who would get crushed in a street fight with the American Right. Whereas, Hitler’s Brownshirts were mostly WWI Vets who knew how and loved to fight it out on the streets. One ironic twist is that the leadership of the Brown Shirts (Not the Rank and file) were primarily the worst kind of flaming faggots. (i.e. the kind that would snuff out your life without thinking twice).
You are absolutely correct, “References to certain men as Hitler have been...overdone...” Especially on this site.
Just once, I wish someone would compare their political opponents to Mao, or King Phillip II, or Constantine - anyone besides Hitler (he did not invent these tactics)!
I’m sorry to vent since you seem self-aware on this point, but too many people on this site act like all world history started with the NAZIs.