Lady Who Lived Under Hitler Asks If History Is Repeating Itself

Got an email from a friend yesterday with this attached. Since it's from a hometown paper I'll not mention who but she can certainly say so in comments if she likes. This is so worth your read on a Sunday morning.

She wrote:

She is now an American citizen but was born in Germany and lived through the Hitler years. She posted this with the title "Is History Repeating" The only thing she was worried about was that since English isn't her native tongue that perhaps her commas might be out of place. LOL...bless her heart.

from The Leaf Chronicle:

Is History Repeating?

After some thought, I ‘ve come to the conclusion: So what, if my name is added to the list of Right Wingers. I’m a right winger and proud of it! If what I write has some degree of impact to preventing the government’s take over of health care, I’m proud. If anything, I feel, somewhat, more qualified, than many, to write on the subject. For, as stated, previously, in my blog, I have lived through the hell which the United States is moving toward. It’s as though the same blue print is being used.

Back in the 30s, it started when a young man with a silver tongue promised the population any and everything, during a period when the country was experiencing very difficult economic conditions, as well as down grading by the international community.

To justify the hardships of the country and his initial difficulties in correcting them, the Communists and Jews were made the official scape goats. Yes, for every sit-in protest, for every march down a main street, for every publication denouncing his ideas and goals, the Communist and Jews were the instigators.

After obtaining himself, through legal means, as the undisputed leader, a rapid move was made toward dictatorship. With this undisputed authority, he used his Brown Shirt police force to fight against the various types of protest with arrest, beating, and killings. And as his power solidified, he outlawed all political parties, elimination any requirement for control of elections.

The final steps and ones that insured complete compliance for his policies were, in part, the establishment of a special police force (Gestapo/SS) both of which had immunity from prosecution for any acts that were for the good of the LEADERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT. Senior government officials had such authority that their unlawful actions were not subject to appeal. The Supreme Court was reduced to nothing–subordinate to all government officials/offices/police.

Within a short period, conditions of daily life became so sensitive that the ordinary citizens were afraid to speak their mind. Rewards were offered to informers. As a result, relatives were informing on relatives and neighbors were informing on neighbors. It got to the point citizens were either for the regime or against the regime; there was no in between. My parents started to speak in Esperanto thus my brother and I could not understand what they were talking about.
Are the Left Wingers of our current government trying to equate the Right Wing Extremist of 2009 to the Communist and Jews of the 30s and early 40s? More importantly, when will the current government’s version of the Brown Shirt thugs start visiting the town hall meetings, to beat, harass, and even arrest citizens in attendance, based on fake charges? I just got the end of a discussion on Cavuto were a black gentleman was beaten up. I believe it was in Florida. Who did this?

When arrested, will I, like the cast on SURVIVOR, be allowed to take one item with me? Not that it really matters, for at my age, under the new health care system, my days will be numbered. I can't believe what is going on. Is the intend to turn people against people to start a civil war? I hope the history lesson is well received because as I see it history is repeating itself.