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This has left me wondering, now I don't think the comparison to Hitler may be most accurate, maybe the Weimar republic or that the USA is like a pre-WW2 Britain with its messed up and confused internal and external policies, appearance of losing global status, etc.
I'd like to hear more thought before I comment anymore I haven't really digested this yet!
Thanx. . . AB
President Obama has a good spirit and soul...
Originally posted by ArianAngel
You all voted for him, now you all are stuck with him.
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Neither Bush nor Obama is responsible for the death of 77 Million.
Originally posted by AnteBellum
Did anyone bother to read the words below the videos:
This has left me wondering, now I don't think the comparison to Hitler may be most accurate, maybe the Weimar republic or that the USA is like a pre-WW2 Britain with its messed up and confused internal and external policies, appearance of losing global status, etc.
I'd like to hear more thought before I comment anymore I haven't really digested this yet!
Thanx. . . AB
I'm not taking a side on this subject even though I agree the comparison and videos are 'kinda jaded'. (sarcasm)
What I was trying to stimulate, by this thread, was what a better comparative model would be. . .
Originally posted by freakjive
President Obama has a good spirit and soul...
You know this how? Please give me insight as to how you know that Obama has a good spirit and soul! You don't know this anymore than what color my underwear are right now.
The above videos are simply a comparison. Also, the OP notes that she questions right wing propaganda.
Originally posted by caladonea
Some people are given; the gift to see into other peoples souls....obviously you are not one of them.....I am....
Originally posted by SG-17
Originally posted by Fox Molder
reply to post by ArianAngel
Hitler legally got voted in as well, remember your history as for it is a guide to the future!
No he wasn't. Hitler was appointed Chancellor by King Wilhelm II because no one party in the government had the majority (or a proper coalition) to appoint a Chancellor and Wilhelm's first 4 choices failed miserably. Summarily, Hitler wasn't elected and the Nazis never had a majority.
Despite achieving a much better result than in the disappointing November 1932 election, the Nazis did not do as well as Hitler had hoped, polling 43.9%, rather than the 50+% that he had expected. Therefore, he was forced to maintain his coalition with the national conservative German National People's Party (DNVP) to control a majority of seats. The Communists forfeited about a fourth of their votes, while the Social Democrats suffered only moderate losses.
In addition to this, Hitler needed a two-thirds majority to pass the Enabling Act (a constitutional amendment which allowed him to pass laws without consulting the Reichstag parliament), which he gained by persuading the Catholic Centre Party to vote with him with regard to the Reichskonkordat. The bill was passed on 23 March with 444 against 94 votes. Only the Social Democrats led by Otto Wels opposed the measure, which came into effect on 27 March. Moreover, Social Democratic representation was suppressed, because several Social Democratic deputies that were elected to the Reichstag were already prevented from taking their seats by the Nazi SA. Had the Communist Party participated, its representatives would have contributed 12% of the Reichstag votes. Instead, their representatives were on the run or under arrest for their suspect role in the Reichstag Fire.
Though the Enabling Act was only meant to be effective for four years, it was formally prolonged twice. The powers gained from the bill allowed the KPD and Social Democratic Party (SPD) to be outlawed, and firmly established Germany as a dictatorship.