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To: tejek who wrote (338987)	6/12/2007 9:11:11 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1575427

Bush did something. Hitler did the same thing. That doesn't mean they are alike in important ways. You where pants. Hitler wore pants. Are you like Hitler? I never said that Hitler and Bush were replicas of each other. However, there are some similarities that should concern all of us including you. The similarities are not the things that caused Hitler's name to achieve its present somewhat demonized status. The similarities on inconsequential in almost every way. "Hitler centralized power to a far greater extent then Bush could hope for, and almost certainly more than Bush would want if he could make it happen. Also centralizing power, was not what made Hitler stand out as one of the most hated figures in history. If Hitler had centralized power, but didn't start aggressive wars of conquest, or start the Holocaust, he would not have been as major of historical figure, and would not have been a label that people throw around to demonize others." Hitler would simply have been a hated dictator just as Bush would have been simply a hated president. But like Hitler, Bush has started two wars of aggression, only one of which might be justified. If you want to go down in infamy in the modern world, start a war. Without the things I mentioned Hitler might not be particularly hated. Certainly he would not have stood out the way he does. As for two wars of aggression, try zero, in Bush's case. I'm surprised that even you say two. You actually consider Afghanistan to be aggression? Bush may believe in democracy in theory but in practice I can't read his mind, but none of his actions suggest he doesn't believe in democracy "in theory" or "in practice".