Hitler had his people's support all the way to the bunker.

[edhopper]

Don't expect a mass exodus of Republicans from the W fan club.
"Constitution? We don't need no stinkin Constitution!"

[KayLaw]

1. Heck!

There are STILL Hitler supporters.

:grr:

[edhopper]

2. True,

and Mussolini too. The present Prime Minister for example!

[chicagiana]

12. Leave him out of it ...

Leave Justice Scalia out of it!!!!!

[niallmac]

3. Well, not everyones support...

The July 20, 1944 assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler was not the act of a lone officer but ... the first of 17 assassination attempts against Hitler by the German Resistance ...
http://www.remember.org/6/hitler-assassination-attempt.html

Not that I am advocating such a thing, just adding to the discussion...Is that OK NSA?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

6. ::: knock, knock :::::

heh heh heh

[niallmac]

14. If there is a knock at my door...

I'm calling you ya know!:hi:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

22. You had better!

They already know me...........

;)

[jackbourassa]

8. He was popular with the German people up until about 1942-43

When the war turned in Staligrad...El Alemain (sp?)...and the declaration of war against America...people began to turn on Hitler. But by then, his power and authority was so entrenched that there was no way to stop him.

The die-hard Nazi's supported him to the end...and some, beyond that.

[chicagiana]

13. I fully support ...

I fully support the notion of assasinating brutal, blood-thirsty lying dictators.

[Boojatta]

4. Hitler had his people's support all the way to the bunker?

Why didn't he allow elections to continue?

Was he too modest to be able to endure masses of people expressing approval of him and his policies?

Was he concerned that his political opponents might have hurt feelings when they lost elections?

Did he decide that he didn't want his political opponents to suffer even from a small amount of embarrassment or pessimism?

[ET Awful]

7. Go pick yourself up a copy of "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"

Read it cover to cover, you'll get your answers.

[niallmac]

11. Good idea. Been decades since I've read it and it is most timely now.n/t

[Cleita]

18. Great book isn't it and it is so much more relevant today than

when it was written.

[ET Awful]

23. Indeed it is, I've just never had a copy that would stay together. . .

The paperback version is so thick that the glue binding can't hold, it starts to fall apart. Some day, I'll buy a hardback copy to put in my book collection.

[BuyingThyme]

5. Spot on.

[tsuki]

9. If you want to see an excellent film about the last days of

Hitler, rent Downfall. It is subtitled only, but it is so good. I could not help making comparisons. Even to the dialect, shaking hand and bad humour. Excellent, Excellent film.

[Ladyhawk]

20. I watched it recently.

Hitler turned on practically everyone. He wanted the German people to die with him because they hadn't been good enough to win the war for him. Amazing megalomania.

[tsuki]

26. Does it remind you of anyone? I don't know if it would have

had the impact on me if I had not been watching what is going on here. :shrug:

[Ladyhawk]

27. Yeah, * is definitely a megalomaniac in a bubble.

I just hope he will be stopped before it's too late. :(

[kentuck]

21. We watched it last night...

German subtitles, and very controversial in Germany. Most of the scenes originate in the bunker. Even the Hitler youth were with him up to the end. They were fighting for their Fatherland. (Homeland)

[Jawja]

10. Right.

Because the Constitution interferes with somebody's idea of "god" ruling all else. The criminal Bush gang has ridden the "culture war" on the American people into power and those who support him do so above ALL else. After all, he was chosen by "god" to lead and lead us into hell, he will.

[edhopper]

15. When I said "his people" I was not referring

to the German people, but rather his core Nazi supporters. My analogy is to the hard core Republicans (no I am NOT calling them Nazis). From Plame to torture to this NSA revelation, I don't think the hard core Repubs will ever turn on him.

[Boojatta]

24. "his people"= core supporters

Thanks for the clarification.

You and I can leave "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" off our reading lists. However, other people will apparently be reading it from cover to cover. It should keep them busy.

[gulfcoastliberal]

16. Republican Volksturm

Except as of now they don't need to set loose the freepers on us.

[rman]

17. Support? Hardly

Sure a sizable part of the population supported Hitler. Word has is that you need 30%. The rest can be intimidated into compliance.

[otohara]

19. People Really Are Stupid

European's have learned from their lessons, but many American's won't learn from The Bush Year's, some will miss this nightmare.

[killbotfactory]

25. Smart people are very good at defending beliefs...

That they came to through stupid reasons. That's the problem. They'd rather defend stupid ideas they came to believe for stupid reasons then ask honest questions of themselves.