RE: Radical Canadian Cons
Wow, the anger this forum is sparking in me this evening....
1. Contrary to popular belief, the NAZI party (National Socialist German Workers' Party), was just that, a politcal party. Seeing as the party is defunct, it is no longer possible to be a NAZI, in the true sense of the word. Just like it is impossible to be a Progressive Conservative in Canada, the party no longer exists. If you knew anything about the History of Germany from 1933-1945, you'd know the term you're throwing around has no place in the 21st Century.
2. While the NAZI party is gone, the ideas embodied by the NAZI's can certainly still exist. Unfortunately the stigma given to the term "NAZI" is unbreakable. What people often fail to realize is that the NAZI Party of the early to mid 30's was in fact, working for the people. The party gained power because of the good it did and the good it represented. A typical stance of everyone, everywhere, in this day in age is to deem anyone who was a member of the NAZI Party, or a supporter, as pure evil, when that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, Oskar Schindler (the famed German who saved thousands of Jews from extermination) was a NAZI supporter. He was excellent friends with both high ranking S.S. Officers and members of the Gestapo. When he realized the horror that was occuring, he used his position of influence for good, but he was, up until that point, a NAZI. He supported all the political claims of the NAZI Party of Germany, and fully backed the 3rd Reich, that is until he saw what Hitler had in mind. While the man was indeed a noble soul, a great man to say the least, he was, a NAZI.
3. While there are some ultra-conservative members of the Canadian Government, I would hardly place their ideals in line with those of the supreme-NAZI's of the 30's/40's. The nazism of the early 20th Century was fascism to the extreme, that form of fascism was fueld by the Treat of Versailles, Hitlers skill at rhetoric, and blatant desperation in the German working class. Those conditions do not exist in a 21st Century Canada, and as such, fascism to the extent witnessed in World War II Germany cannot exist. Deem people ultra-conservative all you want, but to label them "NAZI's" simply because they're far more Conservative than you deem approporiate is disgusting, especially considering I myself am an ultra-conservative and know I am NOTHING like the NAZIs our nation stood against in the 30's and 40's.
4. Lastly Jersay, if you honestly feel that nazism exists in our Government, then I suggested you put in your voluntary released and get out of the Army. If you honestly think that nazism, in whatever form, could take place in our Parliment, then what are you doing support such a governing body? If you think like that, then you know nothing of this nation, what it stands for, and what it means to wear that uniform.
Wow, the anger this forum is sparking in me this evening....
1. Contrary to popular belief, the NAZI party (National Socialist German Workers' Party), was just that, a politcal party. Seeing as the party is defunct, it is no longer possible to be a NAZI, in the true sense of the word. Just like it is impossible to be a Progressive Conservative in Canada, the party no longer exists. If you knew anything about the History of Germany from 1933-1945, you'd know the term you're throwing around has no place in the 21st Century.
2. While the NAZI party is gone, the ideas embodied by the NAZI's can certainly still exist. Unfortunately the stigma given to the term "NAZI" is unbreakable. What people often fail to realize is that the NAZI Party of the early to mid 30's was in fact, working for the people. The party gained power because of the good it did and the good it represented. A typical stance of everyone, everywhere, in this day in age is to deem anyone who was a member of the NAZI Party, or a supporter, as pure evil, when that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, Oskar Schindler (the famed German who saved thousands of Jews from extermination) was a NAZI supporter. He was excellent friends with both high ranking S.S. Officers and members of the Gestapo. When he realized the horror that was occuring, he used his position of influence for good, but he was, up until that point, a NAZI. He supported all the political claims of the NAZI Party of Germany, and fully backed the 3rd Reich, that is until he saw what Hitler had in mind. While the man was indeed a noble soul, a great man to say the least, he was, a NAZI.
3. While there are some ultra-conservative members of the Canadian Government, I would hardly place their ideals in line with those of the supreme-NAZI's of the 30's/40's. The nazism of the early 20th Century was fascism to the extreme, that form of fascism was fueld by the Treat of Versailles, Hitlers skill at rhetoric, and blatant desperation in the German working class. Those conditions do not exist in a 21st Century Canada, and as such, fascism to the extent witnessed in World War II Germany cannot exist. Deem people ultra-conservative all you want, but to label them "NAZI's" simply because they're far more Conservative than you deem approporiate is disgusting, especially considering I myself am an ultra-conservative and know I am NOTHING like the NAZIs our nation stood against in the 30's and 40's.
4. Lastly Jersay, if you honestly feel that nazism exists in our Government, then I suggested you put in your voluntary released and get out of the Army. If you honestly think that nazism, in whatever form, could take place in our Parliment, then what are you doing support such a governing body? If you think like that, then you know nothing of this nation, what it stands for, and what it means to wear that uniform.
