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Jomina
I live pretty near where this sign has been.
The sign has been removed as of today.
Obama As Hitler Sign Removed
Happy1
reply to post by Evil_Santa
I don't know where you get your history from - russia and hitler were together - before they were apart -
What are your views on mao and chavez?
That would be an interesting take on history again -
Pol pot - any opinion?
What other communist dictactors are there?
On the night of 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was set afire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch communist, was found guilty of starting the blaze. Hitler proclaimed that the arson marked the start of a communist uprising. Violent suppression of communists by the Sturmabteilung (SA) was undertaken all over the country, and four thousand Communist Party of Germany members were arrested.
n March 1933, the Enabling Act, an amendment to the Weimar Constitution, passed in the Reichstag by a vote of 444 to 94.[17] This amendment allowed Hitler and his cabinet to pass laws—even laws that violated the constitution—without the consent of the president or the Reichstag.[18] As the bill required a two-thirds majority to pass, the Nazis used the provisions of the Reichstag Fire Decree to keep several Social Democratic deputies from attending; the Communists had already been banned
Evil_Santa
You have a problem - and rightly so - with despotic tyrants that murder millions to keep their power. Obama has never done this (no, drone strikes don't count) and will never be able to do it.
Proponents of the drone war, including President Barack Obama, claim that drone strikes are precise and only target terrorists. But a study from Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute finds that the number of Pakistani civilians killed in drone strikes is “significantly and consistently underestimated" and that as many as 98% of those killed by drone strikes are civilians.
Evil_Santa
If he declares a national emergency due to us defaulting on our debt.
burdman30ott6
Obama isn't anything comparable to Hitler aside from both of them being cults of personality with little personal substance.
A far more accurate comparison (though the mechanisms of their economic devastation were a bit different) would be found in comparing Obama to Heinrich Bruning, the last "real" chancelor of the Weimar Republic. Bruning's economic policy was to devalue the Reichsmark through price controls in an attempt to combat a vicious deflationary spiral caused by the Great Depression. Obama has brought the dollar to the devaluation threshold thanks to a gross overreaction, "Quantitative Easing", to prevent a natural deflationary period that the US absolutely should have allowed to happen 5 years ago.
The end result of Bruning's poor leadership was the suffering of the German people became so great, they elected Adolph Hitler and allowed him to crush the remains of the Weimar Republic under his heel. The end result of Obama could very well be the rise to power of an American tyrant... we will just have to wait and see.
Evil_Santa
Oh good, then maybe you read this one too and let it soak in. I doubt it thought.
That said, there is clearly a pattern of S&F on this board by the right-leaning members. Heck, you posted a 1-line sarcastic question and received like 6 stars for it the other day. No offense, but it had no real meat to the conversation beyond a quick Obama bash, but wheeee to the upvotes. It's pretty disturbing at how our society has gotten to the point we champion ha-ha 1-liners instead of well articulated information.
Kryyptyk
A lot of this was already in the works before Obama took office. So I guess instead of comparing Obama to Hitler, we should compare the U.S. to Nazi Germany.
When we have citizens gunned down by drones, Gestapo tactics used in our residential areas, etc, I think we really need to re-evaluate this oligarchy that we've allowed to be built on top of our republic.
Evil_Santa
reply to post by sonnny1
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Oh good, then maybe you read this one too and let it soak in. I doubt it thought.
That said, there is clearly a pattern of S&F on this board by the right-leaning members. Heck, you posted a 1-line sarcastic question and received like 6 stars for it the other day. No offense, but it had no real meat to the conversation beyond a quick Obama bash, but wheeee to the upvotes. It's pretty disturbing at how our society has gotten to the point we champion ha-ha 1-liners instead of well articulated information.
burdman30ott6
Kryyptyk
A lot of this was already in the works before Obama took office. So I guess instead of comparing Obama to Hitler, we should compare the U.S. to Nazi Germany.
When we have citizens gunned down by drones, Gestapo tactics used in our residential areas, etc, I think we really need to re-evaluate this oligarchy that we've allowed to be built on top of our republic.
Definitely agree with the above, although I think this time the transition was designed to be slower and more deliberate. Instead of one big Reichstag bonfire, America has taken the course of having a number of smaller fires which will eventually complex themselves into a doozey. 9/11, the Patriot Act, the patriot Act under Obama (there is a HUGE difference between the two... the Act under Obama has been turned towards the internal and has been used primarily against Americans.), the NSA, Obamacare, the systemic destruction of America's economy, prosperity, future, traditions, and even the concept of American Exceptionalism... all will combine eventually to make Americans desperate enough to grasp at any despot who promises them a return to glory and a return to prosperity. That is how dictators are made.
elouina
Evil_Santa
reply to post by sonnny1
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Oh good, then maybe you read this one too and let it soak in. I doubt it thought.
That said, there is clearly a pattern of S&F on this board by the right-leaning members. Heck, you posted a 1-line sarcastic question and received like 6 stars for it the other day. No offense, but it had no real meat to the conversation beyond a quick Obama bash, but wheeee to the upvotes. It's pretty disturbing at how our society has gotten to the point we champion ha-ha 1-liners instead of well articulated information.
Did you ever stop and think that maybe there is a reason everyone stars anti Obama posts and that it isn't just a "click"? Go take a look at the polls for a clue. And they will only get worse. I can sense a ton of stars in my future, right about NOW.
Evil_Santa
Obvious pattern is obvious, and I feel that it needed to be pointed out, see below. There's another few examples of it already taking place in this thread where images/1liners are seen to be more important then constructive input from other members.
Evil_Santa
Obvious pattern is obvious, and I feel that it needed to be pointed out, see below. There's another few examples of it already taking place in this thread where images/1liners are seen to be more important then constructive input from other members.
Evil_Santa
reply to post by elouina
Yet this is all stuff that was enacted during Bush's terms in office, and built over those years into the beast it is today. Do I agree with the NSA's gathering of data? Absolutely not. It's abhorrent on all levels, and needs to stop. I'm happy that there's being legislation being enacted to stop it as well.