1. Gun control. Although the policy of gun control under the Nazis is often misunderstood, the fact remains that both Nazis and Democrats promoted gun control policies. Whether their motives are the same is debatable, but the similarity exists, nonetheless.
2. Suppression of free speech. The Nazis suspended German laws guaranteeing free speech soon after Hitler took power. The Fairness Doctrine in the US was abolished in August 1987, with the FCC stating “the intrusion by government into the content of programming occasioned by the enforcement of [the Fairness Doctrine] restricts the journalistic freedom of broadcasters … [and] actually inhibits the presentation of controversial issues of public importance to the detriment of the public and the degradation of the editorial prerogative of broadcast journalists,”. But Democrat leaders Nancy Pelosi, Richard Durbin, and John Kerry have all made statements in favor of reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine, which effectively gives government the power to regulate media and promote their viewpoint, since there is no objective way to determine whether a particular media source is subjective or objective itself.
We also see a non-institutionalized but widespread suppression of speech in the entertainment industry where, ironically, virtually all persons would claim to be fervent supporters of free speech. And yet if someone in the industry promotes a conservative viewpoint, they are blacklisted and barred from further employment in that industry in what can only bring to to mind the McCarthyism of the 40s and 50s except that the tables have been turned.
3. Easily swayed by propaganda. The Nazis understood the power of branding, marketing, and advertising, and so do Democrats. You could say that Republicans do too, but you’d have a weak case because their marketing stinks. Just as Hitler promised a better life for Germans emerging from financial and social ruin and used that rhetoric to come to power, today Democrats also promise “a better life” without providing details of what that means or what the means are by which they will provide that better life. Hence the current phenomenon wherein Barack Obama can campaign on nothing more than a slogan of hope and change and succeed in rallying legions of followers, many of whom apparently cannot name a single policy Barack plans to enact if elected President.
You know that we only have free speech as long as we are saying things the democrats agree with. The fairness doctrine is simply the latest attempt to get rid of Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity and the likes. They can’t accept the fact that conservative radio sells, while liberal radio and ideas simply doesn’t. We conservatives should learn one thing from liberals – that is that we need to speak out and join forces about things we believe in. The problem is, most conservatives like to solve things on their own and be more self-sufficient. Conservatives aren’t prone to complaining and looking to politicians to solve their problems. If conservatives could join up and actually make our voices heard in Washington, things would turn around rather quickly. The fact is, most of America still believes in the common-sense principles of conservatism, which is why they don’t do anything about our shrinking control over our own lives – they just figure out away around the governmental intrusions into our lives.