Reading the history of Germany prior to and during World War II and looking at the actions of conservative Christians in the post-Clinton era, I have come to believe that America is on the verge of becoming the worlds Fourth Reich. The similarities, indeed the parallels, between recent actions by conservative "patriots" and those of Hitler and his Reich are striking.
Hitler was elected after years of working his way up the party ladder, speaking harsher and harsher rhetoric against the "enemies" of the German nation. As history has shown, chief among those supposed enemies were two prominent groups, Jews and homosexuals. Modern conservatives have paralleled Hitler's demonization of by singling out, again, homosexuals. In place of Jews, conservatives have added liberals.
Hitler's "brownshirts", the Sturmabteilung, were instrumental in his rise to power. It was the SA who strong armed opponents, attacking opposition political parties whenever they met, using force, intimidation, and murder to silence any political party or person who dared speak out against Herr Hitler. The SA broke up political gatherings, using force to prevent any person or party from standing against the National Socialist German Workers Party, later known as the Nazi Party.
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