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COMMENTS ABOUT THE NAZI AND HITLER


The Jews migrated to Germany to settle and enjoy the benefits of a modern and technologically advanced nation.  They were neither rebuffed nor ostracized, but graciously accepted, much in the same way that Moses was accepted by the Egyptian Empire.  But in both cases, something went wrong.

The Hebrew religion denies the total acceptability of gentiles, their laws and their ways.  But how can anyone expect to live in a host nation without yielding to the expectations of its people?

Though the Jews refused, they still went to high office and the achievement of wealth, this being their downfall.

Without respect for the suffrage of the German people, from a disasterous Ricardian European economy, the economic controls imposed by the Jews by The House of Rothschild and the cruel sanctions of World War I, the German people literally caught in the middle, the Jews avoided helping;  their wealthy bankers and merchants seen to walk past any and all German citizens, pleading for help on the streets in the coldest of winters.  Some say, they simply walked over them.

    The Weimar Republic was born in the afermath of the First World War. To some historians, the Republic and Weimar Germany was destined to failure from the outset. Blamed for the defeat of germany during the war and for the crippling terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, as the Republic is known, was to have an all too short history. This unit outlines the era of Weimar Germany and the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Use the links below to navigate the section and make sure that you try out some of the fantastics activities collected from the best educational sites on the web.
    The Treaty of Versailles was received very badly within Germany. The nation had been blamed entirely for the first world war and had been forced to pay compensation to the allies under the war guilt clause of the treaty. The war guilt clause not only made the Germans accept responsibility for the war but also cost them dearly. 10% of German lands were lost as a result, all of Germany's overseas colonies were taken away and shared between the allies and a massive 12.5% of the German population found itself living outside of the new German borders. These terms had several very dramatic consequences on Germany.

    These problems resulted in disillusionment and animosity entering German politics. In 1922 they fell behind with reparations repayments and had to suffer the humiliation of French troops entering the Ruhr to secure payments. The Weimar government was unable to reasons, it hadn't the means to react in any feasible way: a government endorsed strike led to the deaths of 100 workers, shot by the French.
    The treaty led, either directly or indirectly, to a situation in Germany where the people felt let down, they wanted to blame someone. It led to economic problems and a lack of food or jobs. These in turn lead to further economic problems, and eventually to the German hyperinflation of the mid twenties.
    The period 1925-1929 is often considered to be the golden era of Weimar Germany's political history. Gustav Stresemann was in power, or in positions of influence and Germany gained political power and the economic difficulties started to be overcome. Was this a real 'golden age' though?
    Stresemann was a hardworking and honest politician who had the respect of many overseas political leaders. he used this respect to great effect and ensured the economic stability of the nation through the successful negotiation of the Dawes and Young plans. These limited the amount of reparation that Germany had to pay and used loans to stabilise a new Germany currency.
    Sensible and progressive foreign policies enabled Germany to come out of the imposed isolation. Germany was finally allowed to become a member of the league of nations in 1925 as a result of the Locarno treaties. This, along with the previously mentioned economic developments ensured that German self esteem was significantly improved, and many of the woes of the early 1920's were forgotten as life, in general was improving for the majority of Germans.
    However not all was well in Stresemann's Germany. There was still political instability as no one party could gain a majority in the republic. This meant that decision making was difficult and could easily be overturned at the whim of a minority of parliamentarians. Unemployment did not fall, indeed it rose in the period: which lead to further economic problems.
    Further to this it was the case that, despite a general upturn in Germanic fortunes, the nation relied heavily upon the ongoing support of the USA. This support enabled not only the stability of Germany but enabled the high levels of payments that the Weimar government was making on benefits and health care. This reliance would, in time, prove to be disastrous for the German government and democracy.
    The failure of the Weimar Republic to solve the problems faced by Germany during the 1920's and early 30's is very well documented and the consequences of this failure are well known.
    The Weimar Republic was faced with a number of problems from the outset. The German nation was used to being ruled, rather than ruling itself. Democracy was a new concept within Germany and many people were willing to look to the left and right wings for political leadership. Strength, and image, were considered more important by some than policy and pragmatism appear to have been.
    The republic also suffered at the hands of the Treaty of Versailles. Many groups within Germany blamed to fledgling government for the harsh terms imposed by the treaty and opposition to the government was both open and violent: with varying amounts of success over the period of the republic's life.
    Rebellions broke out on a number of occasions. the Spartacist movement (communists) rose at the birth of the republic in an attempt to replicate the events in Russia of 1917. These were squashed by the Freikorps. The Freikorps themselves rose in the Kapp Putsch, Hitler's young nazi movement also rose against the Weimar republic in Munich.
    The failure of Weimar to contain and eradicate these movements was in part due to the economic conditions of the day. A reparations bill of 6.6 Billion pounds ensured that the economy was going to struggle. The hyperinflation and the French reaction to the strikes in the Ruhr did little to bolster support for the republic. they were seen to fail, and many wanted a stronger form of dictatorial government. Support from all sides was lacking. Unemployment meant that the lower classes waned towards the left wing. a lack of national pride led to right wing movements gaining in popularity. Economic disasters led to the middle classes and even the aristocrats looking to the extremities for answers.
    Weimar's failure was sealed by the constitution itself. No one party could take control with ease. Proportional representation led to a large number of small parties with little political clout. these hung on to the larger parties, who in turn relied upon these groups to stay in power. Little could be achieved in this political climate. progressive measures would be opposed by some within the coalition and would not see the light of day. It was this lack of strength and inability to unite tat again led to the extremist movements of the right and left wing becoming more popular. Ultimately though it was the law that led to the downfall of the Weimar Republic. The president could, according to the constitution, rule by decree. This enabled Hitler, upon assuming the role, to legally take measures that ensured a rapid end to democracy within Germany.
    Hitler's rise and acquisition of power in 1933 is an amazing feat. This section looks at the route to Hitler gaining power.
    The Nazi Party started out as a small party in Bavaria called the German worker's party. They were opposed to the Treaty of Versailles and Communism. The party was borne out of the dismay at the defeat in the First World War and a horror at the severity of the terms imposed upon Germany by the Allies. It was this party that Hitler joined, initially as a spy! Hitler soon became one of the leading lights of the party, his inspiring rhetoric and enthusiasm for the cause propelling him to the leadership of the small party very quickly.
    The party, soon renamed to the National and Socialist German Workers Party, adopted a 25 point program of points that formed the basis of their political manifesto. It was on the strength of their belief in these points that the Nazi's as they were now known, chose to take force in a coup d' etat in Munich. The coup was unsuccessful, despite an initial success in reaching it's objectives of seizing power. Hitler was thrown into prison and the party was, it seemed, destroyed.
    In prison Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, which later became a best seller. Upon his release from prison the party was radically restructured, yet it's support remained localised and insignificant in terms of national politics. Throughout the 'Golden Years' of the Weimar Republic Hitler had little to offer the majority of Germans. the treaty of Versailles was gradually being amended and the economy was picking up. Extreme views, such as those held by the Nazi party, were not popular within this period.
    The Wall Street Crash of 1929 provided the spark that allowed the Nazi's to gain support. All of a sudden the support of the American's and the aid pans were withdrawn, Germany was again isolated and the economy was in crisis. The rise in Unemployment and a renewed fear of a Communist uprising gave Hitler's messages a new importance. people were again interested in the views of this extremist party. In a land where the government was struggling to control the economy, the people and the communists any alternative that appears to be willing, and able, to combat the problems, through whatever means, is seen in a very positive light.
    This resurgence in nazi fortunes is clearly visible from election results. From having little or no say in the national picture in the 'Golden years' the nazi's rose rapidly to become the dominant force in the elections of 1932: although they won no overall majority in these elections. By 1933, Hitler was viewed by many as the only man who could halt the rapid slide towards an economic and political shambles. Other senior politicians within Germany, despite their worries about Hitler's methods and political leanings, turned to him and his party, partly through desperation. The end of the Weimar republic was nigh, the nazi's, in the space of 5 years had turned from obscurity to masterdom of the German Republic.    There are a number of reasons why the nazi's rose to prominence in such a short period of time:  Hitler's speeches were inspiring, he was a great public speaker who could enthuse the masses and ignite a sense of belief.  His policies made sense and were aimed at the areas of politics that the German masses were resentful of i.e. the treaty of Versailles and reparations. his party were highly organised, flexible in their views (in the eyes of the electorate) and made promises that would benefit all sectors of the population. Further to this was the nazi's open, and forceful opposition to communism and the impressive use of force and discipline to engineer success for themselves. these characteristics were highly valued in a Germany where law and order were being constantly threatened.    Add to this the weaknesses of the Weimar government itself. Proportional representation had led to a series of weak and ineffectual governments, it allowed the nazi's to become serious players without having a mass of public support. The government was perceived as being at fault for signing the treaty of Versailles and had lost support on several occasions for mismanaging the economic crisis. Hitler offered a feasible solution to each of these faults and so gained support and ultimately power.
    Why did people support Hitler and the Nazi party? Hitler was incredibly successful at gaining support. This section looks at the appeal and successes of Hitler and the Nazi party.

    The Rise of the Nazi Party was achieved over an incredibly short period of time. From abject failure at the Munich Putsch and the imprisonment of Hitler to the election of Hitler as Chancellor took only 10 years. This turn around was down to a number of changes and policies implemented by the party within a very short period of time.
    The failure of the Putsch led Hitler to realise that the only way he would achieve power was through democratic, legal, means. As soon as the Putsch was over Hitler set about reorganising the party to enable such a turn around in the parties fortunes.
    The party played on historic fears and complaints with great effect. Hitler was well aware of the Germans animosity towards the Treaty of Versailles. he used this for political gain, blaming the Jews, often a scapegoat in European history, for many of the woes of the twenties and promising to tear up the terms of the hated treaty. Whilst other groups also made similar claims, Hitler's party achieved a higher level of credibility amongst the German public by putting some of their rhetoric into action. The SA were deployed to break up communist meetings: which won the approval of a very nervous middle class. he made promises to farmers about the quality of life, guarantee of earning and with regards their social status. Ex-soldiers were won over by the militaristic images that Hitler used: and his promise of tearing up the Treaty of Versailles and restoring the forces to their previous size won acclaim from many former servicemen.
    Even whilst in prison Hitler's aims and objectives proved to be fruitful.   Mein Kampf, written whilst behind bars, became a best seller.   It publicised the Nazi ideology and, as it was clearly a statement of intent with regards Germany's greatness, it was recognised as being an ideal. Once out of Prison Hitler was able to play on the popularity of these ideals through speeches: he was famed for the power and effectiveness of his Rhetoric.
    Use of Propaganda, the radio, posters and film shows, was groundbreaking. It captured the imagination of a disillusioned population and gave them fresh hope. An image had been created of a powerful party with strong leadership. A party that would not allow trivialities to prevent progress. Hitler and his National Socialist movement offered something for everyone: and this at a time when German politicians were failing to control the economy or the radical elements of the left was a potent and powerful political image bound to win support.
    Hitler wasted no time in consolidating his position as Chancellor. Nazi control of the Reichstag and it's institutions was a neccesity to enable his plans. this section looks at the methods employed by Hitler in his consolidation of power.
    Once the Nazi Party had taken power, or rather gained control of the Reichstag, Hitler made moves to gain control of the institutions that ran Germany on a day to Day basis. This was achieved in a number of ways.
    Following his election as Chancellor, Hitler was in a position where he was the nominal leader of the Weimar republic but he did not have the majority necessary to implement his political program. To do as he wanted he required such a majority, indeed he needed the opposition to be silenced. A fire in the Reichstag buildings provided him with the ideal opportunity to take the initiative. (the fire being almost certainly started to facilitate the following actions).
    The fire was publicly blamed upon the Communists. 4000 communist party members were consequently arrested and sent to concentration camps around Germany. In a stroke Hitler had annihilated the most potent threat to his leadership. This was followed, very quickly, by the Enabling Act. This measure allowed Hitler the right to rule without consultation of the Reichstag or the president. It was in effect a decree of a state of emergency. The result was the banning of all opposition parties, censorship of broadcasts and publications and a rapid replacement of Government officials who were deemed to be unsympathetic towards Nazi policy.
    Such swift actions left the Nazi Party with little political opposition, certainly no legalised opposition. Hitler now had a one party state and control of most means of communication: the nazi propaganda machine could begin it's work. Even so Hitler was not entirely certain of his position. The party itself was not united behind his vision of National Socialism. On the Night of the Long Knives this situation was rectified. Hitler asserted that Rohm, the leader of the SA, had plotted to overthrow him. 400 members of the organisation were rounded up and killed. This brutal action secured the loyalty of the Armed forces, who had previously been wary of the SA's influence. Hitler was now in control of both his party and the Government. The death of President Hindenburg leaving no possibility of his authority being challenged from within Germany.
    Was there any opposition to Hitler and the Nazi's Third Reich? This section looks at whether or not Hitler did have total control over his people.
    In the period 1933-43 the Nazi party could be said to have had virtually total control of Germany. There were no attempts to overthrow the Government, few incidents of public opposition to Nazi policy and little in the way of political pressure groups opposing policies.
    This suggests that Hitler and the Nazi's had total control of Germany during this period. It is however a slightly misleading image. There was some underground resistance to Nazi measures, some anti government pamphlets were produced and there were certainly instances of members of the public refusing to join the party or make the Nazi salute. There is evidence to show that some people were executed for failing to comply with these regulations.
    It must also be remembered that the Nazi party employed a very forceful approach to opposition and that the Nazi propaganda machine was such that opposing views would rarely have been visible publicly. This means that the scale of opposition is extremely hard to gauge: it is true though that the majority of people within Hitler's Third Reich were either supportive or sympathetic towards the regime. The most obvious opposition was from the churches, yet this was not on a scale large enough to worry the government and wasn't pointed enough to have any great impact upon popular beliefs.
    In general it can be said that the Nazi's, until the first defeats in the east, were very much in control of the people. They didn't pacify all Germans and there were occasions when policy would be grumbled about. The nature of the regime was such though that complaints were dealt with quickly and effectively through propaganda, the people would see benefits in other aspects of their lives and those who had more hard line views about the Nazi leadership would be removed from public circulation, either through imprisonment or execution.
   A Totalitarian state is one in which the leader, in this case Adolf Hitler, has total control of the Government and the people. In practice the term is often is used to describe a political situation where a small group of people, or one organisation, has total authority over a nation.
    In Hitler's Germany there were many characteristics of a Totalitarian state. The Government ran and censored the media. All forms of communication were liable to interference from above and could, and were, heavily censored. This removes freedom of speech, therefore enabling the government to influence popular opinion via propaganda and false news messages.
    Propaganda within Nazi Germany was highly effective. The Nazi's realised the importance of the Radio and newspapers as a means to communicate with the masses. they were also highly aware of the force that these media's had and the level of influence that they had over the population. carefully planned radio broadcasts, rallies and films were used to convince the public that Hitler and the party had the overwhelming support of the masses. the news was engineered to show successes brought about by the parties policies and techniques such as subliminal messaging were used to 'brainwash' the masses into a state of belief and hysteria. In effect all news, rumour and opinion within the state was produced or influenced by the Government, a classic sign of a totalitarian leader exerting his control.


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    Clearly not everyone is susceptible to propaganda. You cannot force somebody to listen to the radio, read newspapers or watch film shows. To combat the potential threat to the utopia that was created by Hitler by these people alternative methods of ensuring control were necessary. The secret police was publicised, it's role was to find enemies of the state. These people would quite often be publicly humiliated or even tortured. Such actions making people think twice before questioning the state. Likewise the police and Gestapo had the authority to remove people from their homes and send them, often without trial, to concentration camps. Once again this acted as a deterrent but it also ensured that the more determined opponent of the state was removed from the public domain.
    In essence Germany under Hitler was a very good example of what a totalitarian state is and can become.  People did not question decisions, no matter how absurd they appeared to be.   It was evident that working against the party, or even being perceived as a potential threat would lead to prison or worse (the Night of the Long Knives for example).  Through careful coercion, manipulation and misleading information the authorities could, and did, do as they pleased as the people either knew nothing about actions being taken or were too afraid to speak out about them.
    Today, in the U.S., I share these same fears.  It is a great nation, at least before, but now, it has gone sour.  I own a home, but I am afraid that I will lose it to the government through building codes.  I drive two vehicles, but cannot afford their insurance, registration and safety inspections, so I may lose them too, along with my driving privileges.
    I can be sued by both the State and my children, for common action concerning school truancy:  (1) if I don't make them go to school, a lien may be put against my home, and if (2) I force them to go to school, they could find cause to sue me.
    It also seems that the family is pitted against business, along the government, the school district and the PTA.
    One of the reasons I left California was because the government put a lien against our condo for not taking out a bathing license so that we might legally give my wife a bath since she can't do it herself.
    Also, after colliding into our car, the City of Santa Monica stalled, delayed and did everything they could not to pay us, forcing me to go to court four times against them!
    Their clever, sneaky and tricky, especially L.A. County, who tried to trick me not to appear in court before an adjudication judge.  I was told that our case was postponed, but obviously wary, this being the fourth time before a judge, I went anyway.  Strangely upon my arrival at the State Building in Downtown Los Angeles, no one was at the window where you sign in.  Occasionally a person would appear, come into the room and do some brief paperwork and then leave.  Waiting, I eventually flagged them down.  It was a judge, who most courteously gave me the clipboard to sign in.  He also told me that it did not appear that the case was rescheduled at all.  I sat down and waited.
    When the County Case Worker was notified that I was there waiting, she rushed in rather indignant, telling me that we agreed that I would not come today!
    It was really no problem for her, her office for the County being just down the hall, but it would sure be a problem for me when she came in on the scheduled time with me a no show;  the judge automatically awarding them what they wanted, which was to eliminate my wife's eligibility.
    Why has it become like this?  Conceptually, a democracy should be a fair form of government.  But when you have a President willy-nilly attacking other countries around the world, who barely won the election under dubious circumstances, there's got to be something wrong, especially when he claims it is for his god, the Country's god, when all along we were founded by secular statesmen, and all at the same time the Jewish involvement of Israel is concerned, yet no Jew speaks up in support of the purity of the democracy.
    When right and left everyone knows diplomacy is the best tool for world peace, and Condolisa Rice and G. Bush walk out on The U.N. speech of Iran's new President, just like the U.S. did at the Durban Conference in the summer of 911, you ought to know that our diplomatic intentions of snubbing, lead to war!
    The sequence is very clear to me, starting with a minority ethnic group gaining numerous prestige and high office, and one who refers to all other citizens as gentiles, wrapping their arms around other minority groups in opposition to any leaders of Germanic or Palestinian background.  It is a form of internal warfare, silent and acceptable;  unraveling the cultural means of the democratic group as a traditional whole:  unraveling the old ways with new codes virtually beneath the scrutiny of the masses, and always beyond their ability to do anything about it.
    Simon Wiesenthal, ought to have known this, and should have duly considered that Adolph Hitler knew something about him, himself being half Jew.  I believe that this is where the trouble all started, innocuous as it seems.
    Jessie Jackson called the Jews, Hymies, because he knew that their orthodox rabbis could run down black kids in the inner city with impunity and that they considered him as well as the black tribes in Somalia as gentiles, despite their own terrible share of genocide.  And then there are the diamond traders in Amsterdam, a fine lot of kikes who see no moral reason to disengaged themselves from the diamond trade destroying Africa, typically saying that its a good business, and that everyone else is doing it.
 
 
 
When I think of the terrible holocaust, I also think how the Conquistadors caught off the arms of the Central American indians, how the colonist gave pox filled blankets to the Eastern Indians, how the Zionists rounded up the Palestinians, how Jehovah caused the Passover, and last but not least, how the Hebrews burned, pillaged, raped, and murdered the people of Jericho in an assault set forth by their Rabbis because they said that they were bad and evil.  So sure and angry were they, that the Hebrews took nothing of value, leaving jars filled with grain and everything else.  In relative terms, the Nazis killed six millions Jews, in the desperation to keep their nation alive, the Hebrews destroyed and decimated one of the oldest city-states in the world, neither in desperation nor in just cause, men, woman and child.  But which is worse?  For each it is the same, as though all were one.  A moment in the ovens and the gas chambers, peering helplessly down at your naked children, or fleeing before charging swordsmen, cutting the legs out from mothers, men and children, and the old...hardly able to walk.

All in an instant, months or several years you are dead...hardly what my dearest Buc has gone through, at the hands of Jehovah, the God of Abraham, upon who both I spit, for she has endured eight years of His torture.

Curses are born in anger and lies, so be wary Christian and Jew, and even Moslem too, for when the fury of such a curse becomes righteous in the face of God, even He shall tremble, and all that praise and worship such a cruel God, shall turn forever cold.  You should really be careful as to how you conduct yourself from now on, for your money and your god are now worthless.

This was written before the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the fires in Portugal...

My credentials:  Bringer of knowledge beyond all that you now know, purveyor of the field, that which the great Einstein sought but never found, discoverer of geometry, which neither Euclid, Lobachevski nor Riemmann conceived and teacher of the gods and aliens of an infinite Cosmos beyond antiquity.                       -Cosmo Joe

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