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October 14, 2007 9:39 AM
Are We Just Like The "Good Germans?"
Frank Rich nails it today, in a column pointing out that George Bush's policies on torture are eerily similar to those adopted under the Nazi regime. "Verschärfte Vernehmung" they called it -- enhanced or intensified interrogation, that left no marks on the person tortured. Sound familiar?
Are there other parallels between the US today and late-1930s Germany? How about the war crimes committed by private military contractors acting on our names? How about the illegal eavesdropping (that apparently started before Sept. 11th, 2001)? Aspirations to create a permanent one-party state? Suppression of dissent? Merging of corporate and governmental power?
There's more here. As Frank Rich puts it, "The longer we stand idly by while they [use Gestapo tactics], the more we resemble those “good Germans” who professed ignorance of their own Gestapo." What do you think?
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Fascism in every nation has it's own face and slant and character..
We have become a fascist corporate banking oligarchy there's no longer any doubt about that...
There has been a lot of discussion on the blogs about Frank Rich's column (thankfully free again!). And it was the second most emailed article and first most blogged article on the site yesterday.
Matt Stoller points out that when MoveOn went after the Bush Administration with the General Betray-us ad, Rich was sharply critical.
His post, Frank Rich vs. Frank Rich is on OpenLeft.com.
A diary on Kos is titled Editing Frank Rich (updated title and minor edits).
No matter what you think about Rich's point of view, most of us can do something more to end the war.
Here are a few of the things we're doing at Working Assets:
Tell Congress to stop funding the war without a timeline for withdrawal.
Tell Congress not to attack Iran.
Make sure everyone you know is Registered to vote.
Support anti-war groups like Code Pink Women for Peace.
What are you doing to end the war?
There has been a lot of discussion on the blogs about Frank Rich's column (thankfully free again!). And it was the second most emailed article and first most blogged article on the site yesterday.
Matt Stoller points out that when MoveOn went after the Bush Administration with the General Betray-us ad, Rich was sharply critical.
His post, Frank Rich vs. Frank Rich is on OpenLeft.com.
A diary on Kos is titled Editing Frank Rich (updated title and minor edits).
No matter what you think about Rich's point of view, most of us can do something more to end the war.
Here are a few of the things we're doing at Working Assets:
Tell Congress to stop funding the war without a timeline for withdrawal.
Tell Congress not to attack Iran.
Make sure everyone you know is Registered to vote.
Support anti-war groups like Code Pink Women for Peace.
What are you doing to end the war?
"...most of us can do something more to end the war"? "Tell Congress..."?
Yeah, right. What do you think I've been doing for years now - I've been writing my Congresstwits incessantly, and where has it gotten me/us?
Screw telling Congress squat. They don't listen to anyone but lobbyists and their leadership and big business. Screw marching. That's nothing but a group hug in public for all the effect it has.
What actions can I take that will accomplish something? For starters, how do we get the media out of Bush's back pocket?
As long as they can say "I will always remember September 12th, I mean 11th..whatever..!"
See what I mean..?
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