My view, comic values aside, is that, far
from being a horrible abberation, that the
National Socialist Party of Germany in the
1930s, was, the natural conclusion of
governments, and in fact, looking at the
conditions we are living in, was "ahead of
its time".
Look what is going on now, even without
cause, you must, as in Nazi Germany, "show
your papers" [Stellen Sie Ihre Papiere dar.]
Like Nazi Germany warrantless searches of
homes is the law in five states (mine
included). Parked cars may be searched
without warrant.
People are urged to tell on their neighbors.
We've seen images of our soldiers abusing
prisoners, and like in Nazi Germany,
citizens who refuse to either believe it, or
refuse to admit it's wrong.
The "New Freedom Initiative" of Bush would
have all children and adults examined for
mental illness (with mandatory "treatment"
used on those found with problems). Under
Nazi rule, it was NOT the Jews who were the
first folks killed. It was the mentally ill
and deformed. The Nazis presented this as
euthanasia to end the suffering of "lives
not worthy to be lived". Ironically, Hitlers
biggest allies in this were the medical
doctors, the physicians of Germany.
A very interesting examination of this is
found at:
http://www.libertyhaven.com/theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/history/fromsmall.shtml .
The medical doctors to one degree or
another, became willing stooges to the Nazi
leaders, and it was under their guise, under
their cloak of respectability, that these
murders of the older, the disabled, the
deformed, and the mentally challenged, was
performed.
So, as I see it, this "identification of the
mentally ill" goes along well with the way
the Germans very systematically decided
through a variety of mumbo jumbo techniques
like measuring and classifying skull types
on racial basis, and deciding personality
traits from such mensurations.
Government has never really been about
freedom. The word "govern" implies naturally
that some external group or force is
exerting a controlling influence on those
governed.
Ever since the biggest, most aggressive
individual of the cave man group started
telling people what to do and pushing them
around, governments of all stripes and
features, have been about one thing and one
thing only...control.
The German people (I'm part German so I feel
free to make a common observation reported
by others before) have a history of
excelling at discipline, war arts, and very
detailing keeping of records, they are
meticulous. Ironically, it was the machine
like precision of maximizing the recycling
of gold from teeth, clothes, etc. , that
turned the horror of genocide into a
business, with all the deaths neatly
organized, accounted for, and equally, a
very interesting "efficiency study" of how
best to carry out mass murders, and yet,
saving the most saleable items.
Was Nazi Germany just a wart on the face of
history, an odd bump in the autobahn of
human movement toward the future? Nein!
Nazi Germany did not have the kind of
surveillance we have today. They didn't have
as high tech as we do, six decades into the
future, however; for their time, they were
an industrial and scientific society and
certainly were advanced.
Thus, my point is that today, snooping via
Carnivore, Echelon, Magic Lantern, and the
reanimated TIPS program (which WAS run by
convicted felon John Poindexter) goes on
despite the fact that many believe that the
de-funding of it by the government, shut it
down. It didn't.
Do we have cold , heartless leaders? Yes.
It's all a matter of degree. How far must be
go before Homeland...becomes Fatherland. How
long before Hail to the Chief becomes Sieg
Heil ?
An interesting side bit of history is that,
in Nazi Germany, there were Muslim units,
many from Bosnia.
http://emperors-clothes.com/bosnia/svijet.htm
So, back to the point. Some time back on
this board, when I would mention Nazis,
people (some) thought I was just using it as
an epithet, or as an alternative to the word
"martinet".
mar·ti·net ( P ) Pronunciation Key
(märtn-t)
n. A rigid military disciplinarian.
One who demands absolute adherence to forms
and rules
This was never true. Nor was I making a
comparison with the RIAA as an overblown,
hyperbolic outrageous comment.
I believe that any government, has the
potential to become Nazi like. It is the
natural conclusion, logical extension of
governments to seek ultimate power, to use
ultimate draconian methods to enforce their
laws. It's a unidirectional path...usually,
police become militaristic as we head down
the Nazi path. It happened in Nazi Germany,
and the militarization of the nation's
police force is clear.
Cops here in Austin and surrounding areas
are now sporting as part of their "Batman
utility belt" , what appears to be a Taser
(if you read my blog on "from the Taser
files" at codewarriorz.blogspot.com, you
KNOW how I feel about that). And, across the
country, we are seeng more and more
equipment and manpower given to the "SWAT"
teams, and soon, "DHS" forces in your local
area.
Dunno about Hilary Duff....but I do know
what I think about King George the W, the
"Little Dictator".
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