EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:



    > Marc wrote:
    > >
    > > "D Pan" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > >
    > > > "Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > > D Pan wrote:
    > >
    > > > >
    > > > As bad as things are, surely they do not rise to the comparison of
Nazi
    > > > Germany. Misguided as the policies might be, they are not comparable
to
    > > > deliberate genocide.
    > >
    > > NOT YET
    > > But it isn't that different from Nazi Germany in 1936 or 1937.
    > > Hitler didn't start out with Death Camps and Blitz Kriegs. He started
off
    > > with a few pieces of emergency legislation.
    > But those of us who SEE that seem to be so much in the minority! (It's
    > very discouraging that what seems so obvious to some is not equally
    > plain to others.)


However did I miss reading Shrub's modern - day version of _Mein Kampf_,
Evelyn....???

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Greg

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


    > D Pan wrote:
    > >
    > > As bad as things are, surely they do not rise to the comparison of
Nazi
    > > Germany. Misguided as the policies might be, they are not comparable to
    > > deliberate genocide. This is a democratically elected government
(please
    > > don't mention the election of 2000 or we can start another thread on
    > > that...) and until such a time as it is undemocratic or illegal then the
    > > members of the military and government who sworn to uphold the
constitution
    > > have no alternative but to obey the legal orders of their bosses.
    > Yes they do! They can quit, as Mr. Kiesling did. (And some of us look
    > with increasing apprehension at some of the things our government is
    > doing, and think the comparison to Nazi Germany is becoming more and
    > more apt - the former's "deliberate genocide" excepted.)

Have you ever tried switching to decaf, Evelyn...???

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Best
Greg

Although I have no idea of this case, if one were considering
resigning for personal reasons (move into consultancy, wanting early
retirement, change of scenery, spend more time at home), it must be
very tempting to do so while taking the moral high ground as your
justification - especially in print.
Dave

"D Pan" wrote in message news: I'm not sure what Mr. Kiesling has to fall back on, but in my case, I have
    > to think about the practical things like how to pay my mortgage and feed my
    > kids.

Gregory Morrow wrote:
    >
    > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
    >
    > > Marc wrote:
    > > >
    > > > "D Pan" wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > >
    > > > > "Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
    > > > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > > > D Pan wrote:
    > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > As bad as things are, surely they do not rise to the comparison of
    > Nazi
    > > > > Germany. Misguided as the policies might be, they are not comparable
    > to
    > > > > deliberate genocide.
    > > >
    > > > NOT YET
    > > > But it isn't that different from Nazi Germany in 1936 or 1937.
    > > > Hitler didn't start out with Death Camps and Blitz Kriegs. He started
    > off
    > > > with a few pieces of emergency legislation.
    > >
    > > But those of us who SEE that seem to be so much in the minority! (It's
    > > very discouraging that what seems so obvious to some is not equally
    > > plain to others.)
    >
    > However did I miss reading Shrub's modern - day version of _Mein Kampf_,
    > Evelyn....???

Oh well, perhaps that's another difference - Hitler was literate!

    >
    > --
    > Best
    > Greg