Do Republicans secretly believe Hitler was a good guy?

[Rocknrule]

They sure seem to think that fascism, killing anyone who looks or thinks differently than them, world domination, using religion for personal gain, genocide, hatemongering, giving the finger to the rest of the world, and destroying political enemies is a good idea. Der Fuhrer must be their ultimate role model.

[DanCa]

1. You nailled it (nt)

[Wetzelbill]

4. short and sweet, DanCa

yup.

[rucky]

2. Given the opportunity for immense power that GW has grabbed

there are thousands of people who would run the country the same way he has.

[Wetzelbill]

3. that's why some of them become neo-nazis

so some do. I shudder to think of how many people secretly think that stuff. You know a lot of people do.

[tamtam]

16. My mother always told us

Growing up my mother always said. "Bigots and racist will touch your life many times but the most dangerous ones are the ones parading around in business suits passing bills and laws".

[Wetzelbill]

18. exactly

Wise words!

[Mr_Spock]

5. They have chosen fascism to obtain power...

It could get ugly if they don't back off this latest aggressive stance they have taken...

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. But, but, but the trains ran ON TIME!

In the best freeper voice I can muster.

[LiberalVoice]

7. No they dont.

They're just so fucked up in the head they believe that Bush and Hitler are actually on opposite sides of the battle between "good and evil".

[DemInDistress]

8. 1933 ? Reichstag Fire = Enabling Act

Sept.11 2001 = Patriot Act..

[aquart]

9. The Bush family does.

They were one of his bankers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Presscott Bush to be exact, 41 joined the Navy

to avoid a long prison term for daddy, shh, you are spilling the beans here

;-)

[melody]

11. They don't know how to assess him

They think somebody is a "bad" person because we call him "bad", as if there's no criteria to establish what bad is. It also stops the wingnut GOPhers from seeing how like Hitler they actually have become.

I can remember an associate of my father's (John Schmitz... old-time John Bircher and far-right whacko, and father to Mary Kay Letourneau who molested a 12 year old boy and called it "romance") coming out openly and admitting he thought Hitler had been on the right track. He usually added "except for the Jews", but I think that was a matter of saving face in public rather than his own real views.

[agincourt]

12. You can spot them,

when they say Stalin was many many times worse. Not equal mind you , but far far worse.

[onenote]

13. maybe some do, but I'm sure many do not

Broad brush labelling of all republicans like that is just as lame as when the right tries to use a broad brush to describe all Democrats. I work in DC with plenty of republicans and I guarantee you that the overwhelming majority don't think Hitler was a good guy, secretly or otherwise.

onenote

[Porcupine]

14. Hate the man: Love his politics.

Hitler was all for racial discrimination, a unified church and state, anti-trade union, military expansion and weird science etc, etc, etc......

[unblock]

15. they think his only mistake was killing the jews

well that and the mustache.

[PurityOfEssence]

17. He was a christian, hated atheists, loved corporations, crushed unions...

What's not to like? The guy loved the trappings of societal order, hated homos and dedacent art, loathed the idea of women's rights, thirsted for domination of the world and reveled in the thrill of dominating others. He's the penultimate conservative, and conservatives love him. They should.

[Swamp Rat]

19. Yes, because they are Nazis

:)

[shance]

20. The Third Reich is secretly glorified by some.

Why, I don't know, other than perhaps on some level of white Aryan supremecy.

In its basest form, it is a need to believe that one group is superior to everyone else.

[chalky]

21. Secretly? Oooookay.

Maybe they think they're being subtle about it.

[NMMNG]

22. While they won't admit it to your face

I think deep down they love the guy.

[Dr Fate]

23. Some repubs think he was a "good leader for a few years"...

...and that the US "should have teamed up with him against the communists."

[phrenzy]

24. Fascinated?

Well, I dunno - maybe I should get help, but for some reason I find myself watching stuff on the History Channel and just riveted by the imagery and twisted story of the Nazis. They were a fascinating combination of total ignorance, and yet in the sciences they were brilliant. They were the most cold-hearted SOBs ever, yet probably nice to their pets and polite in society.

Anyway, I don't think Repugs really admire Hitler - like someone said previously - they just know he is 'bad' and un-american so that is enough. But, yeah, if they really looked at the logical conclusion of their ideology they would see that it ultimately ends up there. Of course, they would say the same about us and totalitarian socialism, but whatever...