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jberryhill

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55. They arise from the vigilance required by the admonition "Never again"

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 11:34 AM

Aug 2014

The Nazis didn't just show up one day and take over Germany. It was a process of dehumanization and mass moral blindness.

People make these comparisons out of a sense of vigilance and alarm when they see "power that can do no wrong" result in mass deprivation of human rights and mass killing.

There is no group of humans which is immune to.this sort of thing. The most dangerous people are those who believe in the utter moral correctness of themselves.

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Human rights group says Syrian government is bombing civilians in defiance of UN resolution [View all] oberliner Aug 2014 OP

we should cut off US military aid to Assad jberryhill Aug 2014 #1

Do you support Obama's call fo $500 million to arm the opposition? oberliner Aug 2014 #3

no, I don't jberryhill Aug 2014 #6

Those that do call Syria an ally hopefully will (continue to?) speak out against this oberliner Aug 2014 #10

You really don't get it jberryhill Aug 2014 #20

I fault people who do bad things ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #39

yes, but you also choose with whom you associate jberryhill Aug 2014 #49

I absolutely agree- There is no reason to give the Syrian government 3.5 billion dollars in military Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #5

Do you support $500 million to train and arm the rebels? oberliner Aug 2014 #8

no! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #14

New U.S. help arrives for Syrian rebels as government, extremists gain oberliner Aug 2014 #19

when atroticites are being funded by the United States I will Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #21

So Americans should only protest atrocities funded by the United States? oberliner Aug 2014 #26

oh it must be because of anti-Semtism!! Yeah, that must be it Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #30

No mention of antisemitism has been made here by me oberliner Aug 2014 #45

I think protesting repugnant activity is something people should do. In a democracy the first Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #47

Agreed oberliner Aug 2014 #48

I am not the arbiter of what "Americans should do" jberryhill Aug 2014 #32

Okay you made your point jberryhill Aug 2014 #22

I will second that - Not one Penny for either Assad or Netanyahu!! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #24

Do you support arming the rebels? oberliner Aug 2014 #29

I answered that up thread already jberryhill Aug 2014 #33

Gotcha oberliner Aug 2014 #34

I realize that my opinions on Syria are of great importance to you jberryhill Aug 2014 #36

I remember right-wingers making the same argument against the Iraq war protests; "Why aren't you Chathamization Aug 2014 #35

They seem to miss that protesting these guys is fruitless Scootaloo Aug 2014 #58

Awful stuff. 99Forever Aug 2014 #2

$500 million requested by Obama in military aid to the opposition oberliner Aug 2014 #4

And how much to the prisoners of Gaza? 99Forever Aug 2014 #13

The US provides a substantial amount of financial aid to Palestinians oberliner Aug 2014 #15

Let me rephrase that. 99Forever Aug 2014 #28

Do you think the US should provide military aid to Gaza? oberliner Aug 2014 #31

What I'm proposing? 99Forever Aug 2014 #51

Pooty Poot solved the chemical weapons crisis treestar Aug 2014 #7

You're just bigoted against the Russians Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #12

Oddly neither Russia nor Syria nor Ukraine often get compared to Nazi Germany oberliner Aug 2014 #16

Are you serious? jberryhill Aug 2014 #23

On DU? oberliner Aug 2014 #42

Really? Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #25

Maybe so oberliner Aug 2014 #41

stop lying jberryhill Aug 2014 #27

Not lying - making an observation regarding DU (not John Kerry) oberliner Aug 2014 #40

you didn't read that link jberryhill Aug 2014 #50

Search DU for Putin/Hitler; some who thought it was fine then are now calling it anti-semitism when Chathamization Aug 2014 #44

Good point oberliner Aug 2014 #46

Thanks. Hopefully others will drop this "comparisons to Nazis = antisemitism" nonsense Chathamization Aug 2014 #52

They arise from the vigilance required by the admonition "Never again" jberryhill Aug 2014 #55

of course the problem with "Hitler/Nazis comparisons are out of bounds" jberryhill Aug 2014 #53

No way, that happens all the time treestar Aug 2014 #54

Absolutely horrific. Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #9

Do you support arming the rebels as Obama is proposing? oberliner Aug 2014 #11

I haven't formulated a position on that yet. Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #17

Fair enough oberliner Aug 2014 #38

Barrel bombs are disgusting cpwm17 Aug 2014 #18

War is mass murder defined Cayenne Aug 2014 #57

Shame on them JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #37

Bombing civilian areas is a war crime regardless of what government is doing it. Doesn't matter pampango Aug 2014 #43

"But, Mom, all the other kids on the block are doing it" jberryhill Aug 2014 #56