Texas professor: 'The tea party are like the Nazi's' (with video)

[TexasTowelie]

A YouTube video of a Texas professor comparing the rise of the tea party in the United States to the rise of the Nazi Party in 1930s Germany has drawn criticism from conservatives online.

In the video, filmed during a Nov. 17 lecture, Blake Armstrong — psychology professor at South Texas College in McAllen — said, "In 1931, which was really interesting, the Nazis — people are kind of tired of them. They've been around since 1920, 11 years now, they've won seats — they're like the tea party. Look, that's such a good example. Don't tell anybody I said that, though. 'The tea party are like the Nazis.'"

Armstrong continued, "But, in the sense of how they politically came to power, there's a good analogy there that eventually people realize, 'Oh, these Nazis, they're a bunch of nuts. These tea party people, they're a bunch of nuts.' I mean, the analogy really is a good analogy. And they started losing votes again in late '31, 1932, they started losing seats."

The professor's comments drew ire from conservative websites such as RedState and The Blaze.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/local/article/Texas-professor-caught-on-tape-comparing-tea-5947748.php

[Fred Sanders]

1. The comparisons are apt, the similarities are shocking....and of course suppressing anyone saying so

is vital, just as it was before.

Calling them both "nuts", how is that not the truth?

[calimary]

2. They can dish it out, alright, but they sure can't take it.

And they ARE nuts, Fred. That IS the truth. Sorry that messes up their day. Too damn bad!

[Turbineguy]

3. They are.

Only dumber.

[kentauros]

4. That's true.

I have to wonder how many teapartiers tried to conquer Asia in the game of Risk...