Reply #67: Many similarities, many differences

[Jim__]

I've been reading the book The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard Evans. Some similarities do jump out at you; for instance, after the fire in the Reichstag, Hitler proclaimed the power to arrest people and hold them indefinitely without charges. But George Bush is no Adolph Hitler. There was no Cheney whispering in Hitler's ear, no Cheney who had to tell Hitler what he believed.

That said, I think the comparisons to Nazi Germany are not very productive. People do resist those comparisons; and there are enough differences that they have valid arguments. I think its most productive to go straight at Bush; the lies about critical information; the pointless lies - like lying about the air quality around the WTC; the suspensions of critical American rights - the Patriot Act. Educating people about these things should be enough to turn them against Bush. I argue these points all the time and see a good response.

People will resist comparisons to the Nazis. It's a waste of energy to go there. Go straight at Bush.