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To: Biggirl
If Romney loses, than I am DONE with the GOP

Biggirl you don't need to worry about that... If Obama wins there is a very good chance that the country will go bankrupt, the economy will collapse, martial law will be declared, and the GOP will be done.

In the last truly “free” election in Germany before WWII on November 6, 1932 the Nazis received only 33% of the vote. The Nazis formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party which gave them a 53% majority and Hitler was named Chancellor on January 30, 1933. As Chancellor, Hitler asked German President Paul von Hindenburg to dissolve the Reichstag and call for a new parliamentary election. The date set for the elections was March 5, 1933.

On February 27, 1933 an arson fire burned the Reichstag, Germany's Parlement building to the ground. It was allegedly started by Marinus van der Lubbe, a communist and unemployed bricklayer. Many historians now believe that the fire was planned and started by the Nazis themselves. This “crisis” created a huge backlash against the communists and a huge boost in popularity for the Nazis.

Still on March 5, 1933 the Nazis were only able to muster 43.91% of the vote. Hitler alleged that Germany was on the verge of a Communist revolution and was able to form another coalition and pass the “Enabling Act” on March 30, 1933 which essentially gave him dictatorial powers. The rest is history...

In March 1933 Germany had the best educated population in all of Europe. They were largely a homogeneous, traditional and cautious society. Yet they were able to be led like lambs to slaughter down the path to complete destruction. Anyone who thinks that something similar could not happen here is a fool.

464 posted on 09/18/2012 9:20:18 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15
Sorry meant to italicize and quote Biggirl,
“If Romney loses, than I am DONE with the GOP”
465 posted on 09/18/2012 9:22:00 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15
I would also add that even a very conservative estimate is that over 54 million people died during WWII. This was a pre-nuclear war time. We are facing some very real dangers in the future. Everyday I talk to people with flippant attitudes about politics. They don't understand the risks we face. After WWII the Russians sent at least 22 million people to their deaths and it is estimated that 30 to 60 million were killed by the Red Chinese during their “cultural revolution”.
466 posted on 09/18/2012 9:34:39 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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