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Hitler demonized Jews; apparently, Chavez demonizes Americans. "
That's true. But Hitler did a lot more than that.
True, and all Rumsfeld has compared (so far) is Hitler's RISE to that of Chavez.
Government control of business, demonization/scapegoating of an "enemy," and elevation of an elite were some of the hallmarks of national socialism/fascism. Chavez probably learned from his ba'athist mid-east friends in the oil cartel.