[Vibecrewangel]

Sorry Ror.....

Things have been hectic. Putting together the budget for the department next year. God I hate accounting.......it's why I'm not an accountant. Well for most of the year anyway......


" 3. Like Hitler, Bush went on to pursue a reckless ultra-nationalist foreign policy without the mandate of the electorate."

Though I agree with you that a nationalistic foreign policy does apply to all countries, a reckless one does not. I think this comparison for the most part is being made to show how both had/have little to no concern for what the rest of the world thinks of their actions. Let's just hope we don't step on the wrong foreign toes. Or too many of them.



"4. Like Hitler, Bush has accordingly improved his popularity ratings, especially with veterans and conservative Republicans, by mounting an aggressive public relations campaign against foreign enemies. Just as Hitler cited international communism to justify Germany's military buildup, Bush uses Al Qaeda and the Axis of Evil to justify our current military buildup."

I have to concede to you on this one. Though just because it can be applied to a broader base does not mean that the comparison at hand is invalid. I hadn't thought about this before, but I think that more people were honestly patriotic during the cold war than they are now. I see a lot of lip service. But actual love and respect for this country doesn't seem as strong or as real. Maybe it's just me.


"5. Like Hitler, Bush promotes militarism while in the midst of a major economic recession (or depression). He uses war preparations to help subsidize defense industries (Halliburton, Bechtel, etc.) and presumably the rest of the economy on a trickle-down basis. "


It's all you on this one Ror. I tried to find something....anything to counter you and support this statement. I couldn't.