We Soon Learn Whether Most Americans
Are Any Different From the Masses Who
Fell in Line With Hitler and Stalin
American Spectator,
by
Dov Fischer
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
10/29/2020 4:39:20 AM
Most Americans of all stripes flatter themselves that somehow we Americans are better than others. The sense that we are smarter, more civilized, built a greater country, just have something in us that makes us better because we live here. Even most leftists feel that way, quietly complimenting themselves that somehow they are better for being here in the America they hate.
We soon shall see.
Is there something uniquely corrupt and toxic in the German soul that explains Hitler’s rise? Maybe. But then you have to explain all the non-Jewish Germans like Oskar Schindler who risked and gave their lives to save Jews while some others of non-German heritage
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Highlander 10/29/2020 5:33:57 AM (No. 588124)
Too many are not, I fear.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 10/29/2020 6:04:16 AM (No. 588137)
Thank you for posting.
12 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
franq 10/29/2020 6:10:59 AM (No. 588143)
A great many are misinformed. A great many are ignorant by choice, so to continue in their preferred lifestyle. That leaves you and me, bud.
16 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 10/29/2020 6:56:43 AM (No. 588164)
THIS is one of the most powerful articles I have read in quite a while and EXACTLY on target. When the media hides and distorts the truth in pursuit of an agenda, they are destroying this Country. There is freedom of the press (and speech) because of the necessity of an uninhibited voice. There is very little that grows well in a mire of lies and corruption. Yet, that is what most of our media is. We the People are in charge of our Country, but if we are not allowed to see the truth, we cannot make informed decisions. As the article says, even informed people may differ in their beliefs and choices but when media jumps on the scale of truth with both jack booted feet, it is NOT good and robs the People of their choice.
"It is in the hands of the American People to overcome their media manipulators — or to do their bidding. But if the American People choose wrongly, it may not be in the hands of the American People again in our lifetimes later to rectify the error ..."
This is the essence of choosing Socialism/Communism/Big Government. Once you hand control over to such entities/ideas, it cannot be fixed later. They use their power to protect themselves and control the people, now vassals of the State.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
chumley 10/29/2020 7:03:32 AM (No. 588170)
This covid hoax proves that we are no better. Americans will get into the box cars just as quickly as anyone else; for no better reason than thats what everyone else is doing. Follow the herd.
They used to teach that we WERE better, and we tried to live up to that standard. Now they dont teach it and very few try to be any better than the common rabble. Its sad.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 10/29/2020 7:36:49 AM (No. 588196)
Truth be told, my knees ARE shaking.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Yuban 10/29/2020 7:39:58 AM (No. 588200)
Regardless of who wins, there will be millions of votes for Herr Biden. Millions of Americans all in for Socialism. C'mon man, Socialism is already rampant in America. Our Government, as a whole, is corrupt from top to bottom. This election will not change that fact. Make God and family the most important part of your life and you will live a great life. Have a blessed day friends.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 10/29/2020 7:44:15 AM (No. 588201)
I used to be a lot more hopeful about Americans until the Chinese virus panic. I was disappointed how quickly people complied with the dictatorial lockdowns and even now cower behind masks and stand apart at two paces. Even now the churches show they are more worried about the government and false experts than they are about eternity.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
hoosierblue 10/29/2020 8:34:34 AM (No. 588247)
A few generations ago I would have said we would absolutely stand up. Now with the latest generations being brainwashed by our schools, news media, and other left wings organizations, I have my some doubts.
7 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 10/29/2020 9:51:59 AM (No. 588375)
Sadly, I think the majority are the yellow-bellied, roll-over-and-let-them-kill-me type. Need proof? Just look at how many idiots are STILL complying with the unconstitutional mask "decrees." Live free or die!
5 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
czechlist 10/29/2020 10:13:59 AM (No. 588418)
I am rarely surprised by the willful ignorance of the American people. I have a family and neighbors who only read news for sports and weather. They live comfortably but never analyze why they live better than most of the world; they just take it for granted. They profess to be Christians but would unwittingly vote for Satan over Jesus because Satan has a (D) after his name.
4 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
red1066 10/29/2020 10:14:31 AM (No. 588420)
I don't want to hear anyone from now on blaming the German people for the Hitler era. I'm sure there were a great many German citizens who did not fall in line with the German propaganda, but were afraid to resist. The same thing has happened to a certain extent in this country with mask wearing and social distancing due to the virus. Wearing masks has become like the Hitler propaganda of the thirties. Do it or we will arrest you. All this flies in the face of reality with so many studies stating that masks don't do anything to stop the spread of the virus along with the so called experts calling for no masks at the beginning.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Kate318 10/29/2020 10:18:04 AM (No. 588428)
I have been pondering this exact, historical analogy. For the many times I have wondered how 11 million people could have allowed that to happen without fighting back, I now see how it is possible. I have read 3 books in the last 6 months that are set against the Holocaust, and they all start the same way. People refuse to accept what they see happening all around them. They think the situation will be temporary, or that it really isn’t that bad (yet), or that someone will come to their senses. They think those things right up until they are loaded onto a cattle car. Goodness simply cannot plan for evil; it doesn’t think in those terms, and so it is always caught off guard. We have the advantage of historical hindsight, and yet the majority of us have not learned the lesson.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
DVC 10/29/2020 10:42:57 AM (No. 588466)
FTA:
"But this election also will cast light on what happens when half an electorate goes to vote without knowing half of what has transpired the previous four years and without even knowing what they do not know."
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
dst4life 10/29/2020 10:45:03 AM (No. 588469)
FTA: "comedians like Donna Brazile, Jessica Tarlov, Jed Clampett, Juan Williams, Chris Wallace, and those sorts." Actually, "gaslighters" is a better term for this bunch.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
MDConservative 10/29/2020 10:53:56 AM (No. 588487)
The American national socialists are kind, benevolent, and tolerant. They will, of course, protect our freedoms...unless those involve guns, speech, beliefs, religion, etc. Let's all have another serving of Rainbow Stew.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
HotRod 10/29/2020 10:59:59 AM (No. 588505)
What the schools won't teach any more, and people don't bother to learn about, is that the Nazis came about because many Germans were still bitter about their losses in WW 1. That bitterness was exploited by Hitler, and he was able to inspire much of the country's youth.
See the parallel to today's democrats?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Strike3 10/29/2020 11:43:33 AM (No. 588575)
Some of us have studied history, understand human nature, know how much power one insane person can accumulate in a short time and have already put our lives on the line for a number of years to defend our flag and the Constitution. We are not the people who will drink the kool-aid. Plus, we are armed to the teeth, unlike the Russians and the Germans were when evil struck.
Roman Legions ran over the entire known world for a long time then they ran into the wrong group of barbarians. It's not the numbers or the weapons, it's what's in your heart.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
swarfer 10/29/2020 12:26:16 PM (No. 588631)
It’s easier today to suppress and disseminate false information than anytime in the 20th century since everything funnels through big tech controlled internet or major cable news networks. Then there were hundreds of newspapers, radio stations, magazines and more importantly people connected interpersonally unlike today.
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