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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
My grandfather actually lived through WWII as a young man; he was imprisoned by the Nazis in a work camp in Germany where he welded locomotives for the war.
Yet even he, who had been directly affected by Hitler's regime, compared Bush's actions to some of those Hitler took--especially the PATRIOT Act. He was deeply concerned about the path the United States was taking when George W. Bush came to power. Yet I think as time went on he came to realize the United States was not as weak as Weimar Germany.
A free press, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly can make all the difference.
I don't think it trivializes what Hitler did. I don't think anything could though.
As for the teacher--I think he must have been on his second warning if he did get suspended. Given the fact that most school districts have the unions breathing down their necks, most do not suspend lightly.
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I mentioned the Bush=Hitler debate to one friend's father, who was a POW at Moosburg, and to several WWII survivors. They're getting harder to find.
They think it's nuts. They voted for Bush, and they favor the Patriot Act, which you may have noticed was approved 89-10.