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To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 1:20:41 PM
From: FJB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576855
 
Some eerie parallels in there...



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 1:35:36 PM
From: joseffy2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576855
 
“Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law-abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long afterwards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily."



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 1:54:55 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1576855
 
We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back.

“Our education was nationalized.

The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler’s picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn’t pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang ‘Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles,’ and had physical education.

“Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail.”

And then things got worse.

“The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination.


“It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly.

All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn’t work, you didn’t get a ration card, and, if you didn’t have a card, you starved to death.

the government immediately established child care centers.

“The state raised a whole generation of children.
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“After Hitler, health care was socialized,

“If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn.

“As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80 percent of our income.

“We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables.

“Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn’t meet all the demands.

“Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.

“We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the livestock, and then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.

there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work.

“I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van.

“I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months.

“As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.

“Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law-abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long afterwards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.

“No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.

“Totalitarianism didn’t come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria. Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.”

“This is my eyewitness account.

“It’s true. Those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.

“America is truly is the greatest country in the world. “Don’t let freedom slip away.

“After America, there is no place to go.”

Kitty Werthmann



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 2:03:08 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1576855
 
Extremely significant post by i-node:

Message 28670152



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 2:13:07 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1576855
 
We were promised

the end of unemployment

help for the family

businesses would be assisted

farmers would get their farms back.



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 3:35:36 PM
From: Taro  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576855
 
Couldn't happen anywhere again, could it?

Socialized and next euthanized - at least in spirit for sa starter...

/Taro



To: i-node who wrote (693375)1/17/2013 3:47:18 PM
From: bentway1 Recommendation  Respond to of 1576855
 
“America is truly is the greatest country in the world. “Don’t let freedom slip away.

“After America, there is no place to go.”

Kitty Werthmann

So true! A GREAT reason to vote Democrat!