Just a few similarities:
1. Communists then, "Islamofascists"/terrorists today
2. Defeat in World War I then, 9/11 now
3. Emperor deposed, ending the hierarchical social structure; 2000 electoral coup, ending the democratic structure
4. Private armies: Freikorps then, BlackWater now
5. Germany's special destiny; America's special destiny
6. Government-created inflation to defeat war reparations then; government-created inflation to defeat credit crisis now
7. Rampant business corruption and speculation; ditto
8. Commercialized sexual drepavity; ditto
9. Jews as the enemy of the nation (despite their economic contributions) then, illegal immigrants as the enemy of the nation now (despite their economic contributions)
10. "The stab in the back" ploy then, political opposition branded as traitors now
11. The publication of hundreds of competing books, journals, newspapers as the society fragmented across ideological lines then; the publication of thousands of competing blogs, web sites, newsletters, magazines as the society fragments across ideological lines now
12. Weak political leadership that allowed a ruthless dictator to seize power -- the Nazis did well in only one election; they were not "popular" but economic hardship caused by the worldwide Great Depression gave Hitler the opportunity he needed
13. Our Great Depression is on its way. And our dictator? Only if we continue to ignore history's lessons.
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