Subject: Hooray For Our Side! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My Fellow Americans, Listen to the words, from just a few years back, of a great statesman, as he condemns the evils of terrorism! "The most ruthless man of the present day who ... as early as [a few years ago] had conceived a plan of devastating and, if possible, destroying [this country] in a bloody war, because she was growing too powerful in her peaceful prosperity, had at last found an instrument in the [foreign] state, and prepared to draw the sword for their interests and aims." Yeah, those darn Islamofascists hate us for our peace and prosperity, and they're gonna hurt us! "All my attempts at reaching an understanding, particularly with [Iraq], nay even permanent friendly cooperation, were foiled by the wish of a small clique, who, either out of hatred or for material reasons, refused any [American] suggestion of agreement and did not conceal their intention or desire of war." Golly, we tried peace, both those nasty people, especially the fringe extremists, want war! Can't we all just get along? "The driving personality behind this mad and devilish plan of starting war at any price was [Saddam Hussein] and his accomplices, the men in the present [Iraqi] Government. They were trying to get support, openly and secretly, from the [other governments] on this side and on the other side of the ocean. ... Under these circumstances, and to spare innocent and decent people, who, no doubt, exist also in that other world, I decided to make another appeal to the statesmen. [Last year], I declared that [America] had no grievance against [Iraq], and I pointed out the horrors that modern arms would bring to large areas once they were unbridled." We warned the Iraqis of how nasty a war would be, hoping they would choose peace! "The [Iraqi] warmongers, and [those funding them], found no other interpretation of my considerations of humanity than the assumption of [American] weakness. ... They declared that peace could not come about until [America] was destroyed." They hate us, and won't stop until we're destroyed! We wanted peace, but they refused! "[Last year, I spoke to Congress] to give expression to the nation's gratitude to its soldiers. Again I took the opportunity of that meeting to appeal to the world for peace. I did not permit any doubts that my hopes in this direction could only be slight, in view of my experiences. ... Events happened exactly as I had predicted. My peace offer was alleged to be a sign of fear and cowardice. The [Iraqi] warmongers again succeeded in blurring the sanity of the masses, who cannot gain by this war. They succeeded in awakening new hopes by lying statements, and finally, with the help of a public opinion directed by their Press, made the people continue the fight." The Iraqi people have been duped by their government, which lies to them, and tricked them into starting a war. "[America is] not at all interested in territorial questions and the internal state of the [middle-eastern] countries from any selfish interests. Second, [America] has always endeavored to open up and consolidate close economic relations with these countries." Yeah, we just wanted friendly trade. We don't want conquest or anything. We only want peace! "In this campaign, the [American] armed forces have truly surpassed themselves. The actual deployment of the troops offered tremendous difficulties. ... The units performed tasks worthy of the highest praise not only of the men, their ability, courage, endurance, but also of the quality of the material." Hooray for our guys! We're the good guys, you know (and our war toys are the best). "[T]he [American government] has no territorial interests in that zone. Politically, it is interested only in the safeguarding of peace in this area; economically in the establishment of an order that will provide for the production of goods for the general benefit and that will again revive the exchange of products. ... Thus today we are fighting, not only for our own existence, but also to liberate the world from a conspiracy which, without scruples, put the happiness of nations and people second to the basest egoism. ... A pious feeling for community prevails in our nation ... That which makes us feel so proud compared with other nations, no power in the world can wrest away from us. ... In the era of [terrorism and oppression] stands [the United States] like a rock of social justice and clear reason which will not only survive this war, but even the coming millennium." Yay! "Oh say can you seeeeee....!" - -------------------------------------- The above are excerpts from a speech, with only the words in brackets changed, delivered in May of 1941, by that great statesman, Adolf Hitler. (Of course, it's translated from the original German.) Here is the entire speech: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/4_May%2C_1941 The speech was given a few years after Hitler had ordered the burning of the Reichstag, so he could blame it on the Jews, and use it as an excuse to seize power, and to start doing away with the civil liberties of the general public. People look back at what Hitler did, and say "How could the Germans let that happen?" People look at what Stalin did, and say "How could the Russians let that happen?" People look at what Mao did, and say "How could the Chinese let that happen?" And then people vote for George W. Bush, or Bill Clinton. The reason people keep "letting" injustice and tyranny happen is because they don't UNDERSTAND the methods of tyrants and megalomaniacs. Did you think they would ANNOUNCE their true intentions? Did you think that their stated goals were their REAL goals? Did you think the bad "side effects" of their "solutions" were ACCIDENTAL? Did you think they wanted to obtain those positions of "authority" for any reason OTHER than their own power? In case I haven't been blunt enough before, let me try again: If you feel profound nationalism and love of country, deep respect for the law and for authority, and are PROUD of all those things--well, YOU are the problem; you are nothing more than an unthinking pawn, being used as tool to serve the wishes of the most evil people on the planet. And you're too stupid to notice, and too deluded to want to know the truth. "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." [Adolf Hitler] If you value "the law" above justice, and obedience above following your own judgment--and if you want to know what caused the German holocaust, or any of the other mass exterminations and oppressions in history, then LOOK IN A DAMN MIRROR. For all of recorded history, tyrants have been using the same tricks, the same rhetoric, the same deceptions, and people STILL fall for all of it, including in this country. If you want to know how it is that you (and all your neighbors) are being deceived, exploited, defrauded and used by megalomaniacs, try this: http://www.tyrantbook.com I can't express how sickened I am by the thought of how many good people, who actually value freedom and justice, have had to suffer, and are still suffering, because of the stupidity of the masses, in this country and every other. Wouldn't it be neat if people could only be subjected to the rotten consequences of their OWN stupidity, instead of everyone else's? Then the state-worshipers could keep enslaving only themselves, until they learn their lesson. No such luck. Sincerely, Larken Rose www.larkenrose.com (P.S. Incidentally, Hitler's criticisms of the English, European, and other tyrants were often on the mark, as are the U.S. government's criticisms of the Iraqi tyrants, and others. What makes it particularly ironic is that ALL of those complaints, while perfectly valid, apply as often to the ones making the complaints as they do to the targets of the complaints. For example, perhaps some in the middle east really do "hate our freedoms," but to hear Fuhrer W. Bush saying that is a bit too much irony for me to stomach.) (P.P.S. 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