Please compare and contrast the presidency of George W. Bush with the Third Reich.?

Question

Thank you and have a blessed day.

Thanks, Kill-yr for that link. I'll put up just the first few of the defining characterizations of fascism:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

All the above is directly quoted from Kill-yr's link.

To summarize, the comparisons are: powerful and continuing nationalism; disdain for human rights; identification of enemies and artificial scapegoats to create unity; military supremacy funded by grossly disproportionate military spending; rampant sexism; control of media; obsession with national security; fear-mongering; use of nation's most common religion a political tool; protection of corporate power; suppression of labor;
disdain for intellectuals, artists, and scientists; rampant cronyism; fraudulent elections.

On the matter of fraudulent elections, take a look at the picture here:

http://www.oldamericancentury.org/preppy_riot.jpg

This is a picture with identifications of a group of white males, some of who were flown at Tom Delay's expense, to start a near-riot, interfering with ballot recounts in Florida after Gore took the lead. The behavior of these supposed "preppies," actually key Republicans, interfered with and ultimately halted the court-appointed vote recount.

Answer 1

This site lays it all out ,no dispute, its happening.

http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm

Answer 2

Bush isn't common. He lied us into the Iraq conflict. He lied approximately how long it would take for us to be finished there. he continues to be mendacity. Clinton replaced into embarrassing, yet a minimum of his nastiness replaced into own stuff. Bush's nastiness is international and lots greater volatile. somebody stated that Bush mandated "educational standards." not! What he did replaced into impose the "no newborn left at the back of" requirement, which isn't an instructional time-honored, however the coolest opposite: it require the removal of standards. by way of this coverage, clever youngsters are having their grades unfairly constrained, so as that the hollow between their rankings and the rankings of stupider youngsters won't look so super. the neatest youngsters have not got any incentive to artwork their toughest anymore because of the fact it won't teach of their grades no depend how properly they do. Clinton replaced into undesirable. Bush is worse. If we even have elections lower back, i'm going to wager that this style in direction of baseness in national management keeps.

Answer 3

Until Bush does things like have the Capitol Building burned down, dissolves Congress after they grant him unlimited power, sets about to build the master race, and starts annexing neighbouring countries, there can be no comparisons made between the two.

Answer 4

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If you think there are any more similarities between them than tehr abre between these two things, you need to study history and work on developing not only a sense of perspective, but an appreciation of the evil that Naziism represented.

Answer 5

http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm ... for the 14 defining characteristics of fascism. If consider that the GWB administration and the large corporate powers are pretty much in each other's pockets ("my power base, the haves and the have mores), then all 14 of these points have gotten a lot pointier under Mr Bush.

Answer 6

Take some time to try and realize just how many people besides George Bush you are insulting with the comparison.

Answer 7

What an irresponsible, ignorant statement. Either you or your teacher is a nut job. But my guess is both.

Answer 8

Come on now...I am a bush hater as much as the next guy...But he is no hitler... You don't find bodies in his ovens.
And then you say have a blessed day...You are sick.

Answer 9

At least a quarter of the country would be dead if Bush was anything like Hitler.

Answer 10

Oh please. This question is so insulting to every holocaust survivor and victim. I don't think Bush plans on taking over the world. And if he does? He's only got a year left to do it. Better get cracking.

Answer 11

Third Reich= socialists.

President Bush is a capitalist just like this country's founders.