Tuesday, January 24, 2006

"..calling The Bush Administration (or conservatives in general) “Nazis” makes one look foolish."

Why Nazi rhetoric is so unserious - theanchoressonline.com
Ed Driscoll gives a little history lesson about how the Nazis dealt with opposition. Hint: it more than underscores just why calling The Bush Administration (or conservatives in general) “Nazis” makes one look foolish. You’ll want to read it all, including Ed’s update.
The White Rose By Ed Driscoll - eddriscoll.com - June 17, 2005 10:26 AM - The Reich Stuff - War And Anti-War
It was a highly courageous show of defiance. But it was suicidal. The verdict - the death-sentence - was a foregone conclusion. All three were guillotined the same afternoon. Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, and Alexander Schmorell suffered the same fate some months later. Other students on the fringe of the movement were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment.

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