[Qncvqpgfg]

Funny how the idiot from Georgia lets his hatred of liberalism blind him so much that he forgets the fact that it was a liberal, Weimar republic government which the Nazis destroyed in their rise to power.

[markkisil]

"We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential of going down that road." Yes he is (that's exactly what's he's doing), he's just desperately trying to insert some sort of anti-godwin disclaimer there in order to not get laughed to death by national media.

OTOH, I don't see a reason why this should be made a big deal of. A lone congressman calls attention to Obama's authoritarian congressional history, asks the public to pay attention to their constitutional rights. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Oh, and an important point to understand when learning the lessons of history: Adolf Hitler was not democratically elected to be the leader of Germany. He used corrupt behind-the-scenes deals so usual to the parliamentary system in order to gain "temporary" power, then banned the opposing parties, one by one.

[movlabc]

You see how intelligent that idiot is, Aeson?

[Roorseprate]

Originally posted by snoopy369
By the way, I'd really rather you not imply all Republicans are crazy ****ers. At least ten percent of Republicans are perfectly intelligent, sane people ... Some of my best friends are Republicans. Other than befriending me, they seem to be normal.

[Beriilosal]

Originally posted by VJ

The "liberals" of the Weimar Republic were for small government, the "conservatives" against free speech, for government handouts to big industries and against citizens right to a firearm outside the military. The "liberals" of today in the US are the "conservatives" of the Weimar Republic.

What I'm saying is that your reasoning is as simplistic as the reasoning that the Democrats of today are for slavery because the Democrats of the 1860s were pro-slavery. I wasn't claiming that liberalism of that time period is same as it is today.

[Uojeyak]

Never ceases to amaze me how blindly ideological people can be.

[Meowmeowz]

Remember that someone like David Floyd had an redone axis that had freedom and something like libertaranism as all the way on the right and totalitarian governments like Communism and Facism all the way on the left... its a failure of our left-right axis.

[heltduell]

Oh, and an important point to understand when learning the lessons of history: Adolf Hitler was not democratically elected to be the leader of Germany. He used corrupt behind-the-scenes deals so usual to the parliamentary system in order to gain "temporary" power, then banned the opposing parties, one by one. Indeed. But what use has a man like Braun for history? Bother him not with details.

-Arrian

[EnvellFen]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I just love how rightists constantly claim Hitler was elected. He wasn't. I'm no rightist, but I thought Hitler was elected as Chancellor too.

What is the real story?

[moopogyOvenny]

Originally posted by Supr49er


I'm no rightist, but I thought Hitler was elected as Chancellor too.

What is the real story? He was not elected by the majority of the vote. Wasn't it something like 35 percent of vote but the Weimar president went ahead and appointed him anyway?

[kucheravka]

I pretty much fully agree with Senator Broun except in terminology.

[Ganoshenko]

Originally posted by snoopy369
That's a good one. Instead of "Heil Obama", it'll be "Yes We Can" with the arm raised...

By the way, I'd really rather you not imply all Republicans are crazy ****ers. At least ten percent of Republicans are perfectly intelligent, sane people ... Yes, and many of them seem to have endorsed the socialist Muslim terrorist candidate.

[exeftWabreava]

Originally posted by Arrian
That settles it, then.

-Arrian Indeed. If Kid agrees with Broun, not only is he a Republican loon, but it's clearly an asinine view that no sane person would actually think.

[Relsenlilky]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I just love how rightists constantly claim Hitler was elected. He wasn't. In which case, one can claim that Stephen Harper hasn't been elected Prime Minister of Canada, or really any Parliamentary leader.

[ayWCZ7VT]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


In which case, one can claim that Stephen Harper hasn't been elected Prime Minister of Canada, or really any Parliamentary leader. Well, Taro Aso's prime ministership wasn't voted on directly by the populace...

[Fededorbprago]

Originally posted by Aeson
Hitler was a Marxist? Well, nazism did borrow a few things from good ol' Iosif, but still.

[RCQDnMp5]

Originally posted by Kidicious


Keep them short and I might read one or two hun. I like how you're now backtracking on your previous comments.

And the deliberate slur, trying to conflate me with another ethnic group made famous by Attila.

I don't know whether to be offended or laugh.

[bpejjssoe]

Originally posted by Kidicious


I deserve to be shot! Probably the first sensible thing you've said in this thread yet.

[Jon Woodgate]

I should have used a more sarcastic smilie like the tongue smilie.

[rikdpola]

Don't pay attention to our constitution. We don't.