be prepared for the coming of the fourth reich. On Nov 1, 3:49 pm, KeithInTampa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw the rock band, "The Who", (as in, "Ello, we're da Ooo") at > this same parade field, in 1978. Recently, I saw a special on some > station like Discovery or The Learning Channel, and today, the field > that we are referencing is in total disrepair. > > At any rate, your analogy is a good one Lew!! > > I was stationed at Ramstein Air Base (the Kaiserslautern area) from > March of 1976 through November, 1979. For the last year and a half, > I lived in Ramstein Village, right next to the Church. There was an > imbiss/guesthaus that was adjacent to my apartment, and I would go > down and frequently drink beer with a number of these older guys, who > fought in WW II......Geez, what I would give, to be able to talk to > these guys now! I was just a 19-20 year old dumbass kid at the time, > with not enough sense to pour crap out of a boot, and I would truly > love to hear their stories today! > > On Nov 1, 1:03 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I remember, as a kid, seeing newsreels of Adolph Hitler speaking in > > Germany. It was always in front of huge crowds. Hitler was shouting. > > The crowds were shouting words of agreement with Hitler. Always crowds > > of people > > > When I was in the Army stationed in Germany, 1955-56, at what used to > > be a German air base at Nurnberg-Furth, Germany. We had, in our > > office, a young German secretary with a 5 year old son. Sometimes we > > talked about WWII when she was a teenager. The topic of Hitler came > > up. All she could do is shrug her shoulders and I say I don’t know > > why we went along with that. There was no explanation. > > > Germany was still in the process of recovery from WWII. > > > One Sunday afternoon, my room-mate and I left the German air base and > > went to the west side of Nurnberg to a huge arena. Nurnberg was > > Adolph Hitler’s Nazi Party headquarters-starting point. > > > In recognition of that, Hitler built a huge parade field/stadium > > where he could address crowds of 200,000+ and/or review troops > > marching past in mass. > > > My room-mate, a Jewish fellow, and I walked around the huge > > amphitheater awed at the size of it and the gigantic size of the > > cement platform-reviewing stand. Looking from the top , I looked up > > at my roommate. He looked like an ant and from a distance, smaller > > yet. We took turns up there and each have a picture of the event. My > > roommate got a glimpse of the starting point of the Holocaust which > > killed so many of his people. > > > CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLPH HITLER: > > > 1. Liked to orate before gigantic approving crowds. > > > 2. Wanted adoration by his gigantic crowds and made extravagant > > promises in return for that adoration. > > > 3. Liked to shout as he orated, making extravagant promises to the > > hordes and making bogeymen of those who opposed him. > > > 4. Had no resume of accomplishment in any area to show that he was > > able to keep his extravagant promises. > > > CHARACTERISTICS OF BARACK OBAMA: > > > 1. Likes to orate before gigantic approving crowds. > > > 2. Wants adoration by his gigantic crowds and makes extravagant > > promises in return for that adoration. > > > 3. Likes to shout as he orates, making extravagant promises to the > > hordes and making bogeymen of those who opposed him. > > > 4. Has no resume of accomplishment in any area to show that he is > > able to keep his extravagant promises. > > > These same characteristics can also be said for Evita Peron and Hugo > > Chavez. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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