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Shakran (#31),
"What you're missing in your attempt to cast Bush as a potential Hitler is that Bush could never be Hitler. Ever. He simply doesn't have the brains. Psychopathic as he was, Hitler was very intelligent. HE orchestrated his rise to power. Once there, HE made the decisions. Bush simply isn't smart enough for a repeat performance. Others got him there, others are making the decisions for him."
And
"Hitler had a plan and an agenda and figured out how to accomplish it, and went and did it. He started young, was successful at just about everything he put his mind to, and did EXTREMELY well in getting the germans to trust him, at least until the point where he had enough power that public trust no longer mattered."
1) Hitler was an idiot, not a genius. (I cannot back that up directly. Its just an opinion formed over YEARS of reading about him, and the sorts of decisions he made. For instance, he had no understanding of basic strategy, never listened to anyone that tried to speak rationally in his presence,...etc.)
2) Other people got Hitler in to power as well. Ever hear of the Thule society? They were an actual conspiracy group of Bavarian businessmen (Mostly bankers). This group found Hitler talking to some out of work german laborers, and they decided he was the man to start thier own rise to power.
3) Hitlers plan was set up for him, and the only time he was EVER succesful at anything is when he obeyed his puppet masters.
4) He was a total failure at EVERYTHING he put his mind to. He served in WWI, and only made it to corporal. Not exactly a strong endorsment of his leadership abilities, if you know what i mean. After the first war, he was a traveling sign painter, who spent most of his meager pay on beer. (He was also denied entrance to THE national art school as being a poseur impressionist. He sucked. Bad.)
5) He was a good public speaker.
What does this have to do w/ the original post, you ask? Nothing. I just felt the need to correct some things.