irateplatypus

is anyone else weary of so many politically controversial figures being compared to hitler? i mean, my goodness... i've seen comparisons made to hitler for every president i can remember(reagan). what bothers me the most is that oftentimes it is only brought up because of its guaranteed emotional response (as opposed to a actual rational correlations). what is more, many people who aren't involved in the continuing political discourse see a reference to hitler somewhere and immediately villify whoever is being compared with him without knowing the source/context of the slander.

the honest truth is, republicans get the worst of this... mainly because they often occupy the right-most end of our political spectrum (fascism being be most extreme end of right-leaning governments, and hitler being a fascist).

still, i can sympathize with people on the left who tire of the word communist being floated in so many instances where it the person in question has no real links to communist ideals.

true, we must not forget our history... we must always be on the watch for potential hitler-esque leaders arising in our midst. but don't the constant references callous people to the real horror of the third reich? to me, if people associate hitler's likeness with such moderates as junior and senior Bush & Clinton... then when a real threat to the world arrises again, the public will not be able to differentiate between them.

any thoughts?

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