tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post6330560237945457368..comments2023-08-08T09:33:17.017-04:00Comments on Between the Columns: Bush's Farewell Address -- More Fair than WellJon a.k.a. "Our Karl Rove"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07897027916290412548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-34104289552113679302009-01-16T12:30:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:30:00.000-05:00Good point re: the nuances of Hitler's appointment...Good point re: the nuances of Hitler's appointment. However, the Reichstag Fire to me seems scaringly similar to 9/11 -- in terms of our Hitler's leadership used that event to instill fear in the populace, and use humanity's worst instincts of blame and retribution as the approach to solve the problem as Hitler defined it.<BR/><BR/>The more I learn about Hitler's rise and Germany's fall, the Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811046697755785750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-22315427081697913392009-01-16T12:00:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:00:00.000-05:00Great post, just a few comments:"And then there's ...Great post, just a few comments:<BR/><BR/>"And then there's the the little story of Adolph Hitler, who was democratically chosen to lead the Germans."<BR/><BR/>This is not quite true. Hitler himself was appointed chancellor by Hindenburg after the old and frail president's arm was twisted. In the process the Reichstag was dissolved and elections were scheduled repeatedly, then the Nazi Party Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com