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There has been much discussion concerning whether or not President B. Hussein Obama is or is not a Socialist. Well, a partial definition of the word "socialism" is: "...economical and political theories advocating collective or government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods."
Given that broad generalization, perhaps the correct question concerning Obama's policies should be: what exact type of Socialism is he actually advocating? Soviet style collectivism; or the National Socialist policies of Nazi era Germany?
Let's look at some of the main tenets of Nazi ideology: implementation of profit sharing in industry; nationalizing trusts and banking; providing an extensive welfare state; and government control of all media, to name but a few.
Any serious student of Nazi era Germany can't help but notice certain similarities between Hitler and Obama. Here are a few of the more glaring ones:
" Birth: Hitler was Austrian and didn't become a German citizen until just before assuming the office of Chancellor in 1933. He could never prove complete Aryan ancestry back as far as he required the SS to do. Obama can't, or won't, produce a valid American birth certificate. Why is uncertain, but it has cast an air of suspicion on who he is as a person.
" Parents: Both Hitler and Obama were extremely close to their mothers. Hitler's mother Klara died of cancer in 1907 when Hitler was 18. Obama's mother Anna also died of cancer, although Obama was in his 30s at the time. Hitler's father, Alois, died in 1903 when Hitler was 13. Hitler never had a close relationship with him, and was reported to be glad of his father's passing. Obama's father, also named Barack, died when his son was 21. It's been documented widely, and by Obama himself, that he had no real relationship with his father.
" Both men posses incredible oratory skills. It was Hitler's speaking ability that launched his political career. During the mid-twentieth century, many historians list Winston Churchill as the only politician close to Hitler in speaking ability. Obama honed his speaking ability as a community organizer and as a college professor. He's been called an eloquent speaker and has become known more for sheer quantity of speeches rather than quality.
" Both men are authors. Hitler's "Mein Kamph", written while he was in prison in 1924, and published first in 1925, is still in print. A second book published in 1928 has been incorporated into most current editions. A rather obscure item known as "Hitler's Table Talk", which is nothing more than transcribed monologues, is harder to find. Obama has two books, 1995's "Dreams From My Father", and "The Audacity Of Hope" (2006). Obama is quite a decent writer, compared to Hitler, and will no doubt produce more literary works in the future.
" Religion: It's hard to imagine, but Hitler was an alter boy as a child, and claimed to be a practicing Catholic throughout his life. Although Pope Pius XI condemned Nazi German in the late 1930s, most historians feel the Pope said too little regarding the treatment of the Jews during the WWII years.
Obama's use of religion seems to be based solely on it's political expediency. Twenty years of supposedly listening to Jeremiah Wright in Chicago only served to provide a voting constituency from the city's African-Americans. Also, one has to ask, if Obama really did attend services at Wright's "Christian" church for 20 years, why does he also attend prayers at a mosque in Washington DC? For both men, religion is something to be "used" to further their goals.
" Both came to power during economic down-turns, following very unpopular national governments. Hitler never seized power. Through a series of complicated moves, the Nazi Party was able to build upon a coalition, which by 1933 lead to his becoming Chancellor. The Wiemar Republic, established in 1918 after Germany's defeat in WWI, was universally unpopular with the German public. That, plus the Depression, enabled the Nazis to move slowly over time, building on the average German's growing hatred for the Republic. Obama's presidential campaign used the similar tactic of building on the left's hatred for George W. Bush, the bad economy, and war fatigue. Very similar political circumstances brought both men to power. (Hopefully, the end results won't be the same...)
" Associates: This one area alone can provide book-length material. Hitler surrounded himself with drug addicts (Goering); psychopaths (Hess, Borman); a mystic (Himmler); sycophants and liars (Goebbels); etc., ad infinitum. On Obama's team, to name but a few, we have tax cheats (Geitner); a committed Communist (Van Jones); and someone who idolizes the mass murderer Mao (Anita Dunn). Obama himself has said that if you want to know who he is, look at the people around him. Seems he also forgot his own wife's Princeton graduate thesis was racially themed.
" Indoctrination of youth. Nazi Germany had the Hitler Youth. This was a well documented attempt to control the lives of all children from birth till adulthood. Similarly, Obama's White House has initiated more than one attempt to start controlling the education system. Most recently, Race To The Top.
" Thugs: Hitler had the S.A, more commonly called Brown Shirts. Obama has ACORN, union thugs from SEIU, and now AmeriCorp.
" Ego and public persona: Hitler is well documented as a megalomaniac. "The Psychopathic God Adolph Hitler" by G. L. Waite goes into great detail regarding his messianic view of himself. At the same time, Hitler also went to great length to hide his background and past, telling an aide one time "...people must never find out who I am." Obama's ego and arrogance is just as well known. Next time you hear him speak, count the number of time he says "I". Like Hitler, Obama's true nature is something he's secretive about. In his first book, "Dreams From My Father", he says, "I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds" (p. 82). It's apparent that Obama either has something to hide, or his ability to deceive started early.
There's enough material available to turn a comparison such as this into a book, and someone probably will eventually. The entire point, though, is that history does repeat itself. Obama is a charismatic speaker, swept into power after an unpopular government lost an election. While a total comparison of Hitler and Obama breaks down on several points, similarities in their backgrounds and origins, political circumstances surrounding their careers, their individual view of themselves, and how they choose to govern, are very striking and should not be ignored.
When the most powerful office in the world is occupied by an arrogant, out of touch, delusional narcissist....there is definite cause for alarm.
One main difference between the United States and any socialist government, though, is that we still have the ability to vote questionable leaders out of office. That is...at least for the time being.
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