Is the US more prepared to stand up to a corrupt gov't than the Germans

BR_Parkway

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:19 PM
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Poll question: Is the US more prepared to stand up to a corrupt gov't than the Germans

were in the 1920-30's? Does the internet and whatever reputable news we still have keep us informed enough about the power grabs to prevent a takeover in the manner Hitler did?

With either answer, why?

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The Sushi Bandit

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:26 PM
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1. Yes, we have learned from their mistakes

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Nikki Stone 1

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:29 PM
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2. We are more thoroughly programmed 24/7 than the Germans were

The craft of public relations, backed by decades of experimental science, has created such amazingly nuanced messages that most of us cannot see our way out of them.

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AndyA

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:30 PM
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3. I can't answer this question

I would hope we're more prepared than the Germans were, but look at what has been going on, and there's only been a little bit of talk about possible actions, but nothing solid.

So the comment is we may be more prepared, but will we, indeed, stand up to our corrupt government, and if so, when? What will it take to get the ball rolling?

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Ufomammut

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:34 PM
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4. Newfangled technology cuts like a double-edged sword

More and better access to all kinds of info, provided enough people are motivated to do so. Simultaneously, more sophisticated and elaborate forms of propaganda and thought control: people think, "how could that many people be lying? how could there possibly be a cover-up of such magnitude?" Familiarity breeds non critical apathy.

However, it's tricky, and of course we really have no accurate precedent to draw experience from, aside from histories less than admirable track record of the appalling atrocity that can come from a corrupt power structure's manipulation of the public mind, coupled with appeals to the lowest common denominator and xenophobic groupthink.

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arcos

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:41 PM
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5. No, the 2004 elections proved it. nt

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T Wolf

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Tue Mar-21-06 03:49 PM
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6. While some of us are aware enough to try and resist the move

toward fascism, the vast majority of Americans are too comfortable with their delusion that nothing bad will happen to them because they are the "right" kind of people to actually notice what is going on.

Comfort breeds complacency. Add the controlled media to the mix and nothing short of a depression will cause enough Americans to become upset enough to take notice.

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BR_Parkway

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Tue Mar-21-06 04:14 PM
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7. I think it's going to take a financial crash too, Americans are way

too comfortable now to rock the boat.

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Ufomammut

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Tue Mar-21-06 07:05 PM
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8. Kick

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Minnesota Libra

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Tue Mar-21-06 07:08 PM
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9. We can protect our government but will we?? nt

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mitchum

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Tue Mar-21-06 07:43 PM
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10. Apparently not

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LSK

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Tue Mar-21-06 07:45 PM
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11. Yes - half the country will never go there

And the momentum is on our side.

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baby_mouse

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Tue Mar-21-06 08:11 PM
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12. Well, we'll find out.

Won't we?

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tom_paine

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Tue Mar-21-06 08:14 PM
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13. I voted "yes", but it wasn't a confident one

There needs to be a "this thing could go either way" or "not sure if Americans of 2006 are going to be any better at preserving their Republic from Tyranny".

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Toucano

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Tue Mar-21-06 08:17 PM
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14. Much, much, much less capable. n/t

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