What's the first thing that comes to mind, when you see the name Adolf Hitler? Like most people, you probably associate that name with Germany, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, WWII and consider him the most evil dictator in modern history. We think about the systematic murders of 11 million people, including an estimated 6 million Jews, and the estimated 50 million people that died in WWII. We think about concentration camps, and the Aryan race, "Mein Kampf," the Third Reich and hyperinflation causing people to literally burn money in the Weimar Republic. We remember that he assumed absolute power and began a regime of war crimes and mass murder against the world, that he defined "tyranny" and his actions were "barbaric," to say the least. Not much good is associated with his name in modern history for sure. Popular opinion would suggest he sits next to the devil himself in hell, and that most people believe he rightfully deserves a place in the lake of fire. Needless to say, I think collectively, as a whole, the world rejoices that his reign of terror is over, and believes that never again, should a man like Adolf Hitler, be allowed to wield that kind of power...
Well, in order to prevent such a horrific past from ever becoming a reality again today, we definitely need to understand how he came to power in the first place. We can't just look at the results from his decisions. We have to see the decisions that led up to those results. He didn't just roll tanks all over the place and take those places with force, without a plan and support. A stage had to be set, and in order to understand how that came about, we've got to jump back a little further in the timeline. Any good historian would say, Hitler didn't just wake up insane one day, pop a speed pill, sign a contract with the devil, look in the mirror and say, "Today, I will start my journey on becoming the world's most hated man in modern history." I can assure you, it simply did not happen that way, and it didn't happen overnight either. A series of events took place, and paved the way. Let's look at how a man like Hitler could get to a position of power before his horrific acts against mankind took place...
If you start researching Hitler, the majority of what you will discover will be the same. Obviously, the world tends to present his life as an extremely unbalanced scale- the bad far outweighs the good. However, there are some things people rarely discover. For instance, Hitler wanted every German to have a means of transportation, thus the creation of the Volkswagen. In addition, he thought people should be able to transport faster than on the back roads, so he invented the Autobahn, or what we now know as the highway. Every time you watch the Olympic torch relay ceremony, you can now know he started it. The Nazi's also made the first correlation to cancer with smoking, and Hitler was more than against cigarettes. How about Hitler as an environmentalist? He and the Nazi's where among the first to enact laws protecting animals from abuse. Hitler believed in equal rights for women. He gave them the power to work outside of their homes, and to pursue the same jobs as men. He even managed to turn the economy around, seemingly overnight, so that people could work, set into place a national health care program so everyone could see a doctor, and give public handouts from the government, like food stamps, clothing and housing for everyone. He was a decorated war hero, and reports boast that 98% of the population of Austria, voted to annex Austria to Germany. There's more, but I'm gonna stop there. I don't want to present Hitler as Times "Man of the Year" even tho he was once...
It's not hard, after doing your research, to see how he came to power. The history books document all of this, and a whole lot more pretty well. What you will have trouble finding, are the accounts of the people still living, who were actually there and lived through it all, beginning to end. One such story belongs to Kitty Werthmann. I'll paraphrase her story, but you can find it in it's entirety all over the Internet, along with other's as well... In 1938, Austria was in a Depression. Thirty three percent of the workforce was unemployed. Inflation was up to twenty five percent, along with bank loans at the same percentage. Businesses were going bankrupt daily. People wanted to work, but jobs were getting harder and harder to find. Scarcity became the norm. The people of Austria were struggling in a difficult time. The people of Austria, looked at their neighbor to the north, Germany, and saw they didn't have unemployment. Their crime statistics were almost non-existent. They had a higher standard of living, and to the people of Austria, Germans weren't persecuted to their knowledge and, they even appeared happy.
Hitler promised the people of Austria, that unemployment would vanish. He promised help for all families, in all areas-healthcare, food, nationalized education and assistance programs, and much more. He promised bailouts for businesses, and farmers would get their farms back. It's no wonder Hitler got ninety eight percent of their vote. In her account, Kitty talks about how "overjoyed" they were. They danced in the streets and held candlelight parades. Hitler provided big field kitchens, and everyone was fed. Suddenly, there was law and order. After a month, everyone had a job again. Healthcare and school programs were nationalized. He gave equal rights to women. Hitler had delivered on his promises. The people of Austria welcomed him into their arms.
It wasn't long tho, people started to see what was happening. Education was nationalized and religion was taken out of the schools. Sunday became "National Youth Day" with compulsory attendance. Parents were given a warning the first time if they refused to send their children. The second time there was the equivalent of a $300 fine. The third time was incarceration. Things only got worse. Political indoctrination and sports were the focus. The kids loved it. Kitty's parents, pulled her out of public education and placed her in a convent, where she recounts she had no fun at all. She hated her parents for it. All her friends were free and she was not. But it didn't stop there...
In 1939, the war started, and Hitler established a food bank system. Food was rationed. If you didn't work, you didn't have a ration card. If you didn't have a ration card, you didn't eat. Then the draft happened. Since, women had equal rights, they were trained as gunners, and placed on the front lines. Kitty, talks about all the emotional scars the women had from battle. She talks about being injured during an air raid, and women who weren't able to raise their children, due to the national child care centers that were established. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the children were under the total care of the government, learning what the government wanted them to learn. Suddenly, equal rights didn't seem so equal to the people of Austria.
Healthcare was socialized. Doctors were paid by the government. Free healthcare meant, that everyone went to the doctors for everything. Hospitals were full. The best doctors left the country and no money was appropriated for research- it was all poured into socialized medicine. Taxes were raised. Incentives from the government went into place to encourage establishing a household. There were big programs for families. Everyone had access to government handouts such as food stamps, healthcare, clothing and housing. But Kitty recalls, how foolish they really were. Businesses receiving help from the government, couldn't meet the requirements of the government, and were forced out to make way for the big businesses the government owned. Then came gun control. Hitler reasoned that criminals would be caught by matching serial numbers and required all gun owners to register their guns, which in turn gave the Nazi's a list of all the law abiding citizens with firearms. Guess what happened next? The government confiscated all the firearms. Some voluntary, some not. Freedom of speech was taken next. Say something bad about the government, you were taken away. It's interesting to note that all this took place in only five years... As the government got more and more control, people lost more and more and more. The rest is history...
So, that's quite a bit to think about huh? Am I suggesting Obama is the next Hitler or even comparable to him? Absolutely not. Am I suggesting equal rights are the gateway to death for women? Absolutely not. Am I suggesting we shouldn't rally behind our government and aid programs for our people? Absolutely not. I could go on and on and on. This is not a direct comparison of the United States and Germany, or our president and Hitler. What I am suggesting, is that we think. What patterns of government control are we seeing here? What patterns of big business are we seeing here? Do we really want government to have that much control in our lives? Do we really want to see small businesses go away? Do we really want to continue to lose our freedoms day by day by day? What about our children? Are we slowly starting to see the majority of our kids raised by someone else? What about our education for our kids? Where is that headed? What about gun control? How do we feel about that? What about "Big Brother or Sister?" How many cameras are out there? How many drones are out there? How many "Fusion Centers" are out there? What about computers? Is every single thing you've ever searched for on Google, compiled on a database? Are all of your guns registered? Are all the criminals guns registered? How does the U.S. military budget compare to the rest of the world's-combined? What is our rate of inflation? How many people in the workforce are unemployed? How many people are on food stamps, or government aid? Does our president have the power to enforce a police state with executive power? Do we have the facilities to house and contain the population like we have seen before with the Japanese-Americans in war? The list of questions can go on and on and on...
The truth in all of this is that there can be good and bad points on both sides of every equation. Every single debate has merit. Freedom is a complicated subject, and our freedoms hang in the balance at all times. History reminds us that it can be taken from us rather quickly, without us even knowing, and even with or without our consent. History reminds us that the borrower becomes servant to the lender. History reminds us that governments can gain too much control. History reminds us that things aren't always what they seem to be, and that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. History reminds us that tyrants can be wolves in sheep's clothing. History reminds us that slavery exists in many forms, and that slaves can be acquired rather easily. History reminds us that technology can be used for good and for bad. History reminds us that even the majority can be fooled, baited and used and abused and murdered. History reminds us that we need to be aware of what's going on around us, and that if we don't want to repeat the same mistakes, we had better start to pay attention, get educated and get involved, or we might be doomed to repeat it....
-Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school... Truth is what stands the test of experience... The important thing is to not stop questioning..." Albert Einstein
-In 2013, unemployment in America is currently three times greater than it was in the 80's, and is on a steady decline as well- here's the statistics from the Bureau of Labor statistics since 2007:
*2007-63.0
*2008-62.2
*2009-59.3
*2010-58.5
*2011-58.4
*2012-57.9
-Here's the data of Americans NOT in the labor force since 2007
*2007-78,387,000
*2008-79,501,000
*2009-81,659,000
*2010-83,941,000
*2011-86,001,000
*2012-89,868,000
-Population of the U.S. in 2007 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 301,139,947
-Population of the U.S. in 2013 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 315,492,000
-Now look at the trend of both categories, keeping in mind the increase in the population. If you believe the mainstream media's numbers on the unemployed, keep in mind, back in 2007, 146 million Americans were employed, and today, we are at 141 million employed, with a steady increase in the population. You also might not know about "non-seasonally adjusted numbers" either. Between December and January, the economy lost 1.4 million jobs.
- Food stamps are increasing on average about 11,000/day and has grown from 17 million in the year 2000, to close to 50 million today. Back in 1970, 1 out of every 50 Americans were on food stamps as compared to 1 out of 6.5 today. One out of every four children are enrolled in our food stamp program. The Federal Government hands out money to 128 million Americans every month. Welfare spending by the Federal Government has reached nearly a trillion dollars a year, and is projected to increase 80% in the next decade. In 1989, the debt to income ratio of the average American family was about 58%- now it's 154%. Forty percent of the workforce makes less than $20K, and has less than $500 in savings. Half of all American workers earn less than $505/week. According to recent surveys, 40 % of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and 77% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time. The debt for the U.S. Government is approaching $17 Trillion and exponentially climbing. In the United States today, the wealthiest 1% of all Americans have a greater net worth than the bottom 90% combined.
-In 2002, The Patriot Act was passed. The Patriot Act vastly expanded the government's authority to spy on American citizens, while simultaneously reducing the "checks and balances" on those powers like judicial oversight, public accountability, and the ability to challenge those searches in court. It is a direct violation of the 1st and 4th Amendments.
-In 2012, The National Defense Authorization Act was passed. The NDAA allows for the president or any future presidents, to order the military to arrest, imprison and torture anyone in the world, indefinitely, without charge or trial. This violates the Constitution for Americans and violates international law because it is not limited to people captured in the context of an actual armed conflict, as required by the international laws of war.
-The National Healthcare Plan (Obamacare) robs Peter to pay Paul, allows un-elected government officials to have total control to make decisions about your healthcare, was designed with delayed implementation and still has hundreds of unwritten rules and regulations, allows insurance companies to pass on the increased costs to those with insurance, with no specific price controls, in the form of higher premiums, higher co-pays and higher deductibles, and is expected to create a national shortage of doctors, decrease their pay, and cause many of them to retire or seek other employment, not to mention, much longer drives and waits as a result. Quantity will go up and quality will go down.
If you start researching Hitler, the majority of what you will discover will be the same. Obviously, the world tends to present his life as an extremely unbalanced scale- the bad far outweighs the good. However, there are some things people rarely discover. For instance, Hitler wanted every German to have a means of transportation, thus the creation of the Volkswagen. In addition, he thought people should be able to transport faster than on the back roads, so he invented the Autobahn, or what we now know as the highway. Every time you watch the Olympic torch relay ceremony, you can now know he started it. The Nazi's also made the first correlation to cancer with smoking, and Hitler was more than against cigarettes. How about Hitler as an environmentalist? He and the Nazi's where among the first to enact laws protecting animals from abuse. Hitler believed in equal rights for women. He gave them the power to work outside of their homes, and to pursue the same jobs as men. He even managed to turn the economy around, seemingly overnight, so that people could work, set into place a national health care program so everyone could see a doctor, and give public handouts from the government, like food stamps, clothing and housing for everyone. He was a decorated war hero, and reports boast that 98% of the population of Austria, voted to annex Austria to Germany. There's more, but I'm gonna stop there. I don't want to present Hitler as Times "Man of the Year" even tho he was once...
It's not hard, after doing your research, to see how he came to power. The history books document all of this, and a whole lot more pretty well. What you will have trouble finding, are the accounts of the people still living, who were actually there and lived through it all, beginning to end. One such story belongs to Kitty Werthmann. I'll paraphrase her story, but you can find it in it's entirety all over the Internet, along with other's as well... In 1938, Austria was in a Depression. Thirty three percent of the workforce was unemployed. Inflation was up to twenty five percent, along with bank loans at the same percentage. Businesses were going bankrupt daily. People wanted to work, but jobs were getting harder and harder to find. Scarcity became the norm. The people of Austria were struggling in a difficult time. The people of Austria, looked at their neighbor to the north, Germany, and saw they didn't have unemployment. Their crime statistics were almost non-existent. They had a higher standard of living, and to the people of Austria, Germans weren't persecuted to their knowledge and, they even appeared happy.
Hitler promised the people of Austria, that unemployment would vanish. He promised help for all families, in all areas-healthcare, food, nationalized education and assistance programs, and much more. He promised bailouts for businesses, and farmers would get their farms back. It's no wonder Hitler got ninety eight percent of their vote. In her account, Kitty talks about how "overjoyed" they were. They danced in the streets and held candlelight parades. Hitler provided big field kitchens, and everyone was fed. Suddenly, there was law and order. After a month, everyone had a job again. Healthcare and school programs were nationalized. He gave equal rights to women. Hitler had delivered on his promises. The people of Austria welcomed him into their arms.
It wasn't long tho, people started to see what was happening. Education was nationalized and religion was taken out of the schools. Sunday became "National Youth Day" with compulsory attendance. Parents were given a warning the first time if they refused to send their children. The second time there was the equivalent of a $300 fine. The third time was incarceration. Things only got worse. Political indoctrination and sports were the focus. The kids loved it. Kitty's parents, pulled her out of public education and placed her in a convent, where she recounts she had no fun at all. She hated her parents for it. All her friends were free and she was not. But it didn't stop there...
In 1939, the war started, and Hitler established a food bank system. Food was rationed. If you didn't work, you didn't have a ration card. If you didn't have a ration card, you didn't eat. Then the draft happened. Since, women had equal rights, they were trained as gunners, and placed on the front lines. Kitty, talks about all the emotional scars the women had from battle. She talks about being injured during an air raid, and women who weren't able to raise their children, due to the national child care centers that were established. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the children were under the total care of the government, learning what the government wanted them to learn. Suddenly, equal rights didn't seem so equal to the people of Austria.
Healthcare was socialized. Doctors were paid by the government. Free healthcare meant, that everyone went to the doctors for everything. Hospitals were full. The best doctors left the country and no money was appropriated for research- it was all poured into socialized medicine. Taxes were raised. Incentives from the government went into place to encourage establishing a household. There were big programs for families. Everyone had access to government handouts such as food stamps, healthcare, clothing and housing. But Kitty recalls, how foolish they really were. Businesses receiving help from the government, couldn't meet the requirements of the government, and were forced out to make way for the big businesses the government owned. Then came gun control. Hitler reasoned that criminals would be caught by matching serial numbers and required all gun owners to register their guns, which in turn gave the Nazi's a list of all the law abiding citizens with firearms. Guess what happened next? The government confiscated all the firearms. Some voluntary, some not. Freedom of speech was taken next. Say something bad about the government, you were taken away. It's interesting to note that all this took place in only five years... As the government got more and more control, people lost more and more and more. The rest is history...
So, that's quite a bit to think about huh? Am I suggesting Obama is the next Hitler or even comparable to him? Absolutely not. Am I suggesting equal rights are the gateway to death for women? Absolutely not. Am I suggesting we shouldn't rally behind our government and aid programs for our people? Absolutely not. I could go on and on and on. This is not a direct comparison of the United States and Germany, or our president and Hitler. What I am suggesting, is that we think. What patterns of government control are we seeing here? What patterns of big business are we seeing here? Do we really want government to have that much control in our lives? Do we really want to see small businesses go away? Do we really want to continue to lose our freedoms day by day by day? What about our children? Are we slowly starting to see the majority of our kids raised by someone else? What about our education for our kids? Where is that headed? What about gun control? How do we feel about that? What about "Big Brother or Sister?" How many cameras are out there? How many drones are out there? How many "Fusion Centers" are out there? What about computers? Is every single thing you've ever searched for on Google, compiled on a database? Are all of your guns registered? Are all the criminals guns registered? How does the U.S. military budget compare to the rest of the world's-combined? What is our rate of inflation? How many people in the workforce are unemployed? How many people are on food stamps, or government aid? Does our president have the power to enforce a police state with executive power? Do we have the facilities to house and contain the population like we have seen before with the Japanese-Americans in war? The list of questions can go on and on and on...
The truth in all of this is that there can be good and bad points on both sides of every equation. Every single debate has merit. Freedom is a complicated subject, and our freedoms hang in the balance at all times. History reminds us that it can be taken from us rather quickly, without us even knowing, and even with or without our consent. History reminds us that the borrower becomes servant to the lender. History reminds us that governments can gain too much control. History reminds us that things aren't always what they seem to be, and that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. History reminds us that tyrants can be wolves in sheep's clothing. History reminds us that slavery exists in many forms, and that slaves can be acquired rather easily. History reminds us that technology can be used for good and for bad. History reminds us that even the majority can be fooled, baited and used and abused and murdered. History reminds us that we need to be aware of what's going on around us, and that if we don't want to repeat the same mistakes, we had better start to pay attention, get educated and get involved, or we might be doomed to repeat it....
-Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school... Truth is what stands the test of experience... The important thing is to not stop questioning..." Albert Einstein
-In 2013, unemployment in America is currently three times greater than it was in the 80's, and is on a steady decline as well- here's the statistics from the Bureau of Labor statistics since 2007:
*2007-63.0
*2008-62.2
*2009-59.3
*2010-58.5
*2011-58.4
*2012-57.9
-Here's the data of Americans NOT in the labor force since 2007
*2007-78,387,000
*2008-79,501,000
*2009-81,659,000
*2010-83,941,000
*2011-86,001,000
*2012-89,868,000
-Population of the U.S. in 2007 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 301,139,947
-Population of the U.S. in 2013 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 315,492,000
-Now look at the trend of both categories, keeping in mind the increase in the population. If you believe the mainstream media's numbers on the unemployed, keep in mind, back in 2007, 146 million Americans were employed, and today, we are at 141 million employed, with a steady increase in the population. You also might not know about "non-seasonally adjusted numbers" either. Between December and January, the economy lost 1.4 million jobs.
- Food stamps are increasing on average about 11,000/day and has grown from 17 million in the year 2000, to close to 50 million today. Back in 1970, 1 out of every 50 Americans were on food stamps as compared to 1 out of 6.5 today. One out of every four children are enrolled in our food stamp program. The Federal Government hands out money to 128 million Americans every month. Welfare spending by the Federal Government has reached nearly a trillion dollars a year, and is projected to increase 80% in the next decade. In 1989, the debt to income ratio of the average American family was about 58%- now it's 154%. Forty percent of the workforce makes less than $20K, and has less than $500 in savings. Half of all American workers earn less than $505/week. According to recent surveys, 40 % of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and 77% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time. The debt for the U.S. Government is approaching $17 Trillion and exponentially climbing. In the United States today, the wealthiest 1% of all Americans have a greater net worth than the bottom 90% combined.
-In 2002, The Patriot Act was passed. The Patriot Act vastly expanded the government's authority to spy on American citizens, while simultaneously reducing the "checks and balances" on those powers like judicial oversight, public accountability, and the ability to challenge those searches in court. It is a direct violation of the 1st and 4th Amendments.
-In 2012, The National Defense Authorization Act was passed. The NDAA allows for the president or any future presidents, to order the military to arrest, imprison and torture anyone in the world, indefinitely, without charge or trial. This violates the Constitution for Americans and violates international law because it is not limited to people captured in the context of an actual armed conflict, as required by the international laws of war.
-The National Healthcare Plan (Obamacare) robs Peter to pay Paul, allows un-elected government officials to have total control to make decisions about your healthcare, was designed with delayed implementation and still has hundreds of unwritten rules and regulations, allows insurance companies to pass on the increased costs to those with insurance, with no specific price controls, in the form of higher premiums, higher co-pays and higher deductibles, and is expected to create a national shortage of doctors, decrease their pay, and cause many of them to retire or seek other employment, not to mention, much longer drives and waits as a result. Quantity will go up and quality will go down.
-The U.S. military budget is greater than all of the entire world's military budgets combined. It represents over half of the entire globe.
So what do we do with all this information in our search for truth? Challenge it. Research it. Share it. Get involved. Make positive changes in your own life before you start expecting positive results in other's. Set the example for others to follow. Whatever you do, never stop questioning...
Sources:
www.census.gov
www.wikpedia.org
www.aclu.org
www.alberteinsteinsite.com
www.theeconomiccollapseblog.com
www.stormcloudsgathering.com
www.grantjkidney.com
Kitty Werthman's story
www.census.gov
www.wikpedia.org
www.aclu.org
www.alberteinsteinsite.com
www.theeconomiccollapseblog.com
www.stormcloudsgathering.com
www.grantjkidney.com
Kitty Werthman's story
You said it best when you said to Make Positive Changes in ourselves first. And as Ghandi stated: Be The Change You Want To See in The World!
ReplyDeleteJonathan I challenge you to creatE your own Life's Purpose Statement. I'll send you something that will help with how to begin, so you can give it enough thought. Here is mine: "TO INSPIRE PEOPLE, WITH THE EXAMPLE OF MY OWN LIFE, TO OPEN THEIR MINDS, SO THEY CAN CREATE AND OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT LIFE DIFFERENTLY".
Thanks for sharing your research. I strive to learn something new every day. You inspire me to never stop asking WHY!!!
Vicki
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: BREAD AND CIRCUSES. --Juvenal, Satire 10.77–81 (~100 AD).
ReplyDeleteFoodstamps and Television are the bread and circuses of our day. The more things change the more they remain the same.