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To: Wayners who wrote (35500)7/14/2004 8:34:16 PM
From: redfishRespond to of 81568
 
"They staged beatings, set fires, caused as much trouble as they could, while Hitler made speeches promising that he could end the crime wave of subversives and terrorism if he was granted extraordinary powers.
Then the Reichstag burned down; a staged terrorist attack.

The Germans were hoaxed into surrendering their Republic, and accepting the total rule of Der Fuhrer."

"The Romans accepted the Emperors and the Germans accepted Hitler not because they wanted to, but because the carefully crafted illusions of threat appeared to leave no other choice."

That is consistent with what I said, they accepted Hitler because he offered perceived security. The majority of people value security more than freedom.

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