How is the current American military similar to Nazi Germany?

Question

I found the following quote interesting:

"Naturally the common people don't want war. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering, leader of Hitler's Gestapo

Answer 1

In no way whatsoever.
Nazi's did have cooler uniforms though.

Answer 2

I don't know if this will be removed or censored. I hope it is able to survive the current Nationalist government that has conquered America.

First, regardless of of whom is President, American rights are being stripped away through a clever means of propaganda. Like Hitler cleverly used in World War Two, you glorify soldiers, and make them think they are the most awesome part of society.

Instead of glorifying those scientists and educators who speak against war and the US' development of WMDs, and who speak and teach about much greater accomplishments than developing a new weapon that can eliminate a million people with the push of a button, America now glorifies the ground grunt, or the air grunt. Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Army are now seen as heroes. When, they are nothing more than people who were too lazy to take the civilian path to success.

I served in the military. I started out so dedicated until I started to realize who occupied the same ranks as I. They were identical to me. Except I had no criminal record, no scar on my record. They always, ALWAYS, used the ol' "I was supposed to be this or that, but an injury kept me from pursuing my dream". Truth is, they, me, and all the rest, were just lost souls looking to find someone to tell us what to do. Former drug users, party animals, and so many with no idea of where they were going or what they wanted to do in life were my
colleagues.

Remember, Hitler was the first to make the military soldiers out to be the "gods" of the country. He was all about saving the Homeland and the only way he was going to do this was by making the German people support the military. If you stand back and look at the US news media and the mechanisms of modern war, you will see that America has adopted the exact same techniques. Glorify the military above those of higher education, condemn anyone who doesn't support the military, and, make the soldiers out to be gosh darn apple pie folks. Most are NOT such Americans.

Answer 3

I am doing a 15-page research paper on a topic very close to this - only instead of the American military, I am doing general Current America vs. Pre-World War Two Germany. The sad thing is that, yes, America is becoming more like Nazi Germany every day.

The proof? People posting that anyone who thinks we are similar is a 'skinhead', or comparing it to rain and dictators.

Think back to the first non-academic (i.e. not math, history, literature, etc.) thing you learned in your classroom. Asking this question to everyone I've met in the past four weeks (around 50), I have heard the same answer almost every time.

The Pledge of Allegiance.

Now, let me tell you a little tidbit. While little American boys and girls are learning and reciting this, little German boys and girls were learning to swear an oath to Hitler – "You, Führer, are our commander! /We stand in your name. /The Reich is the object of our struggle, /It is the beginning and the Amen."

How about the fact that we are indoctrinated in the American mythos – America is great, the best there is, everyone is coming to America, all people deserve a country like ours, etc. Do you really think that the little kids learning about America were any different from the ones learning about Germany?

And the idea of false evidence to go to war is true on both counts – though I admit, I had only heard that a lunatic had been framed for starting the Reichstag building fire. If anyone wants to look it up, his name was Marinus van der Lübbe. Göring and Hitler made it look like Lübbe was a part of a communist plot.

It is true, no matter what some idiots on this system say, that German soldiers purposefully dressed up like Polish soldiers and attacked a radio station, broadcasted a message that was decidedly anti-German, and had a mock-scuffle for the benefit of the listeners, leaving dead German prisoners in Polish uniforms as ‘evidence.’

Likewise, though stout American nationalists don’t want to admit it, we have been led into war on false pretenses. Like Germany, we charged in on nothing but claims. Now, listen up, people, and listen good.

Iraq, as a country, did not attack us.

That’s right. You read that correctly. Up in the Iraqi government, no on said, “Hey, let’s go destroy a bunch of buildings and kill people.” The people who said that (obviously not in English, of course) were terrorists. Terrorists, mind you, who we helped to train a few decades ago.

Also, think about it. We are not to allow the American flag to touch the ground. The swastika was not to be degraded in any way either.

You would never meet with George Bush and say, “Hey, George!” No, it’s “Hello Mr. President.” Likewise, you wouldn’t say “Hi Adolf!” No, it was the German equivalent of “Hello, my Führer” (Führer is roughly “Leader” in German).

And to the person who said that after posting this, the author would be dragged out into the street and shot? Well, let’s just say that the American government doesn’t have to do that.

After all, it already has its people trained to do the mental equivalent.

Answer 4

some correlations exist, yet no longer the main mandatory correlation.. and that's the exterior stress cooker something of Europe positioned Germany in after WW1. Europe replaced into out to punish Germany huge TIME, and this exterior stress created countless Germany's militarism and inner pressures.

Answer 5

For a start it does sound good BUT ?

Hermann Goering was in charge of the Luftwaffe
Heinrich Himmiler was the leader of the Gestapo
Joseph Goebbels was the Nazi propagandist.

As all will know Goebbels was wonderful at distorting the truth.

Therefore because of your inaccuracy I conclude what you are saying is distorted BS*

Answer 6

There are bound to be similarities in different countries' armies, even if their views wildly differ.
But, in the US, you can say "I don't like the war, and here's why, and I'm not going to join the army, and GWB is a poopyhead" and still walk free. Couldn't do that in Germany, then.

Answer 7

So you find quotes by a Nazi drug addict interesting. You probably find his tactics of torture and murder interesting too. There is no similarity at all.

Better look in the mirror. I think your swastika tattoos are showing and you need a hair cut....gotta keep that skin head shinny.

Answer 8

America used German army as trainers which they collected along the way through German territory along with German engineers and scientist's . America are not innocent the used the skill of the German to help America.But German was ruled itha fist full of nothing as Hitler killed Germans and Jews through war that could of by know built the first green energy machines .Great minds are destroyed though war and the unborn German or Jew could of been a great engineer of humanity .The Jew is not to blame for Jesus's death belief of the unknown and fear of the word killed Jesus Christ?

Answer 9

Germany had then and has now a better army then the USA, and Hitler was by far a better leader and a better speaker then bush, Hitler was the best speaker of all times.
so I say not similar at all

Answer 10

Outside of the fact they both wore uniforms and carried guns absolutely nothing.

Answer 11

Let me count the ways (noticed facts that are proven, not opinion based on propaganda):

1) Prescot Bush (GWs dear Grandfather) was one of the main financial backers of The Nazis movement
2) Prescot Bush, G.H. Bush and G.W. Bush all Skull and Bonesmans (also known as The Order of Death, nice Christian gents ey?) and Hitler was in the Germany’s sister secret society; The Thule society.
3) Many of the top Nazis were brought to the US via project Paperclip to be part of our intelligence agencies
4) The church backs the evil deeds to duped the well-meaning people
5) Total control of the media
6) Incremental implementation of the Empire and police state
7) Reichstag (spelling?) fire was a false flag event used to create the wars and police state as our 911 and next 911 (that will be blamed on Iran)
8) Fluoridated water used a sedative to keep the civilians apathetic and dumbdown
9) Massive use of fear to control the populace.
10) Goebbels then Rove now
11) Checkpoints and “show me your paper please” (to be implemented in 2008 via Real ID act.

Rather sad that folks can’t recognize the incremental onslaught.

Do you really think Hilter flipped a switch one day and Germany went from a moral nation to one of the most evil to exist? This happens thru incrementalism and years of programming….

Our leaders are just getting started with this forth Reich and have already murdered close to 1 million innocent Iraqis, we have military forces in over 130 countries, we are building over a dozen permanent military bases in Iraq to invade Iran, Syria…

We have used thousands of tons of low grade nuclear (depleted uranium) weapons that is killing all that
breathe it’s particles including our poor soldiers.


and look at some of these response????

Father have mercy on us that have the eyes to see and soften the hearts of the ones that refuse to open their eyes.