For students of history and observers of US politics I offer this short
history/current events quiz:
Republicans
or Nazis...?
...Crushed
unions and opposed minimum wages for workers.
...Demonized
and scapegoated minorities.
...Invaded
countries without provocation.
...Opened
prison camps where inmates were incarcerated for indefinite time, had no legal
counsel, no charges and no conviction.
...Suppressed
voter rights.
...Sent
mobs to obstruct vote counts.
...Openly
scorned democracy.
...Embraced
fanatic nationalism and war as the first resort.
...Pushed
propaganda portraying their kind as a “master race”, or other claim of “Exceptionalism”.
...Denounced
those who opposed their war of aggression as "siding with the enemy".
...Openly
stated a desire for military dominance of the world.
...Expanded
a security state and imposed warrantless surveillance on their own citizens.
...Allowed
torture by government agencies.
...Promoted
“Family values” while claiming God was on their side as they started wars and embraced torture.
...Employed
the “Big Lie” tactic in propaganda efforts.
...Elevated
party loyalty over the general welfare of their country and citizens.
...Demanded
Loyalty Oaths.
Answers:
BOTH
the Republican Party and Nazi Party are known for these acts of destroying
democracy and their crimes against truth and humanity.
5 comments:
ohohohoh....I know the answer....ah,ah, gimmeee a moment....no, I got this one...I really do. Say, this isn't gonna be on the final exam, will it?
Dave, is there a chance for extra credit? ;-)
Jerry,
The Nazis were defeated but their fascist ilk will always be around. The right wing authoritarian personality will continue drawing humanity towards war and self-destruction.
okjimm,
None of this will be in our expanding corporate educational system.
JG,
Extra credit, yes, but no credit default swap.
I don't like comparing the two, because the Nazis stopped killing people in 1945.
Kulkuri: "I don't like comparing the two, because the Nazis stopped killing people in 1945."
Excellent point.
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