1/09/2004

Our Dictator In Chief

This is by a German man. Some members of his family were murdered in Hitler's camps, so he deserves your ear when he compares Bush to Hitler:

So far, I've seen nothing to eliminate the possibility that Bush is on the same course as Hitler. And I've seen far too many analogies to dismiss the possibility. The propaganda. The lies. The rhetoric. The nationalism. The flag waving. The pretext of 'preventive war'. The flaunting of international law and international standards of justice. The disappearances of 'undesirable' aliens. The threats against protesters. The invasion of a non-threatening sovereign nation. The occupation of a hostile country. The promises of prosperity and security. The spying on ordinary citizens. The incitement to spy on one's neighbors - and report them to the government. The arrogant triumphant pride in military conquest. The honoring of soldiers. The tributes to 'fallen warriors. The diversion of money to the military. The demonization of government appointed 'enemies'. The establishment of 'Homeland Security'. The dehumanization of 'foreigners'. The total lack of interest in the victims of government policy. The incarceration of the poor and mentally ill. The growing prosperity from military ventures. The illusion of 'goodness' and primacy. The new einsatzgrupen forces. Assassination teams. Closed extralegal internment camps. The militarization of domestic police. Media blackout of non-approved issues. Blacklisting of protesters - including the no-fly lists and photographing dissenters at rallies.

To RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie and all other Bush supporters who were offended when an ad on Bush in 30 Seconds compared Bush to Hitler: Until you have a successful counterpoint to this man's arguments, then I suggest you either tell us the truth or shut the fuck up. It's not some crazy conspiracy from all of us nutcases on the left to compare Bush to Hitler, it is based on similar historical trends of what each ruler has done since they came into power.

Gillespie, et al., ask yourself this: Can you look this man in the eyes and tell him he's a left wing crackpot for daring to compare Bush to Hitler?