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To: tejek who wrote (141775)	1/16/2002 7:01:49 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1585089

This is a great point. The media would have us believe that Hitler and Gingrich sprouted from the same seed. They did....however, Hitler is an example of one that went off the deep end. Hitler's main points where extreme nationalism, hatred of the Jews and other "inferior" people, and aggressive expansion of the state both in terms of its power within the country, and by invading other countries. Gingrich did not focus on nationalism, or against particular ethnic or religious groups. He did not support wars of conquest and he aimed to reduce the role of the federal government. If you examine their ideas and actions they are directly opposed in many areas. In no significant area is Hitler just a more extreme or "off the deep end" form of Gingrich. In some ways Hitler is closer to someone like Ted Kennedy who would have more power at the level of the central government, and less in the states (laander in Germany) or individuals, the exact opposite of Gingrich's main theme. Tim