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On the other hand, there's nothing terribly insulting about McSame; it just indicates that the candidates policies are thought to be close or identical to the current president. It's not even a baseless accusation, even if you disagree with it. However, comparing Obama to Osama is terribly insulting. Even if you disagree with Senator Obama, he's nothing like Osama bin Laden, and to connect the two because they have similar names is baseless and even breathtaking. It's the difference between saying someone favors a stronger central government, and calling them Hitler.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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