REPUBLICANS MAKE FALSE NAZI REFERENCES ABOUT PROPOSITION 8
Commentary by Pate Hutson
I have never believed, in my lifetime, we would hear the activists of one political party refer to the other in the same light as German Nazis. Not only is this act despicable and cowardly, it is a clear indication of the Christian Right being represented by people who have not read their history. Hitler would have been to the EXTREME RIGHT of the American political spectrum. The Nazi party was a manifestation of “nationalistic fascism”. In other words, don’t question the “state” and let the corporations make the rules.
Now that the “Nazi” box has been opened, I ask you: Which American political party has a platform has a clear preference for the rights of businesses over the right of individual Americans? Which party produces propaganda saying a person is un-American if they don’t agree with the President? Which political party is supported primarily by Texas oil companies and the military industrial complex? Which political party supports the privatization of government functions (like trash collecting, civil defense, prisons, government accounting, etc…)
Nazis were the extreme right, just as communism is the extreme left. Conservative values are NOT Nazi values. Neither are Republican ones. They are to the right of the political spectrum, but they are not Nazi.
What I want to point out is that it would be more accurate to portray the backers of Proposition 8 with socialism or communism rather than with Nazism. The guy in the video should probably read his German history, American history, or al least SOME history before going off and making false comparisons to rile up a crowd.
There could be an argument where the backers of Proposition 8 are in keeping with the traditional Republican values of personal liberty, reduced regulation, and limited government. This argument would place those who are against Prop 8 more in line with the communis valuess… Government control over EVERYTHING… Including your person life! (I’ll bet they never saw that one coming!)
Here is the article that got me fire up (watch the video on the link at the bottom (scary stuff)………
When in Doubt Say "Nazi"
By Tim Einenkel
So, back to this week. First, John McCain asked “What if there was a tape with John McCain with a neo-Nazi outfit being held by some media outlet? I think the treatment of the issue would be slightly different,” when calling out the LA Times for not releasing a video of Obama talking about leading Palestinian American scholar, Rashid Khalidi.
Then, at a Pro-Proposition 8 rally, Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, a conservative legal group and proponent of California’s anti-gay ballet, Prop 8 equated passing the ballet, therefore defeating homosexuals to defeating Hitler:
“There was another time in history when people, when the bell tolled. And the question was whether or not they were going to hear it. The time was during Nazi Germany with Adolf Hitler. You see he brought crowds of clergy together to assure them that he was going to look after the church. And one of the members, bold and courageous, Reverend Niemand (sp?) made his way to the front and (inaudible) said "Hitler, we are not concerned about the church. Jesus Christ will take care of the church. We are concerned about the soul of Germany." Embarrassed and chagrined, his peers quickly shuffled him to the back. And as they did Adolf Hitler said, "The soul of Germany, you can leave that to me." And they did, and because they did bombs did not only fall upon the nation of Germany, but also upon the church and their testimony to this very day. Let us not make that mistake folks. Let us hear the bell! Vote on Proposition 8.”
In the next five days the Nazi-card will continue to be put in play by the right wing. McCain is still down in the polls, Palin continues to call Obama a socialist and un-American and the FBI just stopped a skinhead plot to assassinate Obama. What’s next?
http://airamerica.com/blog/2008/oct/30/when-doubt-say-nazi
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