Is "facism" in WW2 Germany similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon today?

Question

Is a massively devastating war the typical way to stop such a wide spread belief?

(I'm not neccessarily siding with Israel.)

I have read a lot of news. I don't think you can assume what you're assuming. But, since other countries in the area can't take Israel by force. And Israel has nukes. I just doubt that this is going to turn out much differently, unless Hezbollah disarms. Could you please point me in a direction of hope please...I don't see much.

luxloomis2000 you give me absolutely no hope. Hezbollah will attack again, and then there will be massive destruction.

I really don't think Israel needs to do much but bomb beirut and blockade Lebanon. Eventually the destruction will be so huge, the civilians will want Hezbollah to disarm, or I at least hope they do.

I really don't care who the terrorists is. Who ever heats it up over there again is probably going to pay the price.

I definetly don't care at all about the dirty money Hezbollah uses to prop up support of its militia. You can't sway me with dirty money schools and hospitals.

Hezbollah might be internationally recognized as a group that carries out military operations without the support of the actual government structure under the command of a religious leader.

Nonetheless, I hope they get their prisoners back, and don't attack again.

Answer 1

Certainly there are similarities, but the trend toward giving up freedom in exchange for security is as old as government itself. And, of course, we could draw many parallels between the rise if fascism in Germany and Italy in the 20's and 30's with the current situation in the U.S. where people have suggested we need a leader with unchecked and largely unlimited power.

Check out the book Escape From Freedom, by Erich Fromm

Answer 2

There is not one single solitarty similarity that Hezbollah and the Nazi party share with one another. Hezbollah is not a terrorist group nor are they a fascist. Hezbollah has two branches. One branch is a political party that provides schooling and hospitals for the people of Lebanon. The second is an army that is is internationally recognized that a defensive force designed to defend against invasions from Israel.
The huge difference between the actions of the Third Reich and the actions of Hezbollah, is that the Reich aimed to conquer the entire world and was will willing to butcher people by the tens of millions to further their cause. Hezbollah is not a conquering imperior force. Lebanon is the nation that is being bombed into oblivian by Israel, not the other way around.
If we are talking about crimes against humanity, take a look at Israels tactics. Israel has destroyed or occupied all of the sources of food and resources in the entire nation of Lebanon. They aren't even trying to hit Hezbollah, they are trying to massacre the population of Lebanon. If you are looking for an international super power to compare to the Third Reich, you won't find one right now. However, Hezbollah is about as far away as you can get from what you are looking for.

Answer 3

One might draw similarities. Just take a look at Hezbollah's main backer, Iran. It has one of the most anti-Semetic leaders the world has known since Idi Amin. One should also not forget that Iran, before a Russian and British occupation during WWII, was drifting towards the Nazi camp. Iran, like Nazi Germany of three generations ago, is one of the most radical and dangerous nations on earth, and will stop at nothing to throw a blanket of hegemony over the entire Middle East and attempt to control the holy places of Islam and arab oil. When will the arab nations wake up to this fact? It might already be too late to awaken them to their traditional enemy's threat.

Answer 4

The History Channel did a 2 hour special last fall on Sadam (sp?) and Iraq. They revealed several political ties from the Middle East to the German Nazis. I don't know specifics though. I don't think it is unreasonable to speculate that there are connections, but I also think there are antisemetic feelings on both sides.

Tiptoe makes wonderful conclusions too...

Answer 5

There is little sign of hope. The israelis are behaving in the same way as the nazis in Europe trying to run a region on the basis of racial superiority.

Answer 6

Fascism was youse to describe italy during w w 2, oddly it means capitalism, but not by the people, but by the state.

Answer 7

Lol It is apparent what your news sources are.
This Scotsman had some interesting comments
http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-galloway_060806,00.html

Answer 8

Not really. It's completely different.