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When History Teachers Become Tools Of The State
by Sara DeHart    June 24, 2002


"You teach World History. What do you know about Germany in 1933-1935? What do you teach your students about Hitler's transformation of a democratic republic to a dictatorship in less than 4 years? Did you know that 1934 was the last free election held in Germany until after World War II?"
I continued, "What event did Hitler use to grab total power in Germany?" "Are you aware of the significance of the Reichstag Fire?"
Again, Jeff squared his shoulders, looked me in the eye and answered firmly, "The Communists burned the Reichstag and the German people were incensed that a terrorist could attack their country."
"Ah yes, and who helped a man who was clearly mentally ill (and probably a paranoid schizophrenic) start multiple fires using the underground tunnels underneath the Reichstag? And why were there no police or other security people guarding the Reichstag that night?"
Not waiting for an answer, I continued, "Many historians believe that Hitler's own SA troops helped him start the fire. Then within hours of the Reichstag's burning, he was found, tried before Germany's Superior Court, declared guilty and executed. There was no real investigation of what happened. Hitler referred to the Reichstag fire as "a beacon from heaven." Most historians agree that he used the Reichstag fire for political purposes. The day following the fire, civil liberties were suspended and Hitler, along with the Gestapo, was in total control of Germany's destiny. And that destiny turned out to be World War II."
"You are not inferring that what happened in Germany could happen here, are you? You are not inferring that Bush is another Hitler. He has not identified a group to prosecute. This is America. This will not happen here."

Full story: http://www.bushwatch.net/sara.htm

Don't ever think it can't happen in your country. I don't care how many safeguards you think you have, especially regarding the judiciary and the army.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/jointchiefs_010501.html
http://www.communique.com/news/law/moore/Summary.html
http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=54&contentid=103

http://bbs.annex.com/karl/politics/6art99b.htm

"That which has happened is a warning. To forget it is guilt. It must be continually remembered. It was possible for this to happen, and it remains possible for it to happen again at any minute. Only in knowledge can it be prevented." Karl Jaspers

Am I reading this correctly? Germany had a series of crucial events leading up to Hitler's successes in taking control of Germany, and the dissolving of the Reichstag was only one.

Is this saying that Bush will try to burn the capital building? Where is his SA?

Did Bush ever show a penchant for taking power by force in the past as Hitler did? Was there a Beer Hall Pusch for Bush? Was there an invasion of the Rhineland for Bush? Did Bush have his Anschluss?

Is this article actually trying to compare very overt military and political actions to teachers subtly trying to brainwash our kids? Don't forget that we have a capitalistic empire of Books A Million, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Waldenbooks, and B Dalton, along with a slug of good news magazines and newspapers constantly pumping out new information to correct whatever lies we get in schools. Has Bush tried taking those over yet?

Germany likewise had a vibrant and free press and a capitalist economy. That didn't stop Hitler.

Part of the equation here, though, is that Germany did not have a well-established democratic tradition. Heck, in 1878 "Germany" was still a patchwork of several hundred petty kingdoms. Democracy, we might say, was not in their blood by 1918 when the Versaille Treaty was foisted upon them.

By contrast, in America democracy is in every breath you take. The fiercely independent and democratic American spirit would probably thwart a Dubyan power grab, but you never know. If America were scared enough, perhaps she would concede godlike status on the President. Time will tell...