Reply #36: Yes, I agree that we would not be susceptable to the rantings of a Hitler

[Time for change]

The Bush regime is very different from the Nazis at a superficial level. They don't rant about other races, they don't advocate extermination of physically handicapped people or gays, or anybody else.

But what if they take over our country while espousing democratic and other uncontroversial values, such as "compassionate conservatism", while all the while doing things like leading us into war on the basis of noble but false pretenses, and stealing elections while the MSM tells us to "get over it"?

What if, through their wars and domestic policies, which make their friends wealthier than they already are, they lead our country into economic ruin and our world into environmental ruin? And what if, through their new found ability to electronically control elections (which not too many people seem to be very upset about) there is no end in sight to their remaining in power?

These are some of the things that I'm very concerned about.

Yes, there are a number of differences between this regime and the Nazis, and I tried to be fair about pointing many of them out in my original post. But one similarity that I think we all need to be very cognizant of is the ability of people to make themselves believe that things are a lot better than they really are. I don't think that we're any more immune to that the the German people in the 1930s.