Tag: Nazi Germany

Doctor Ben Carson is a Nice Man but…

Doctor Ben CarsonFrom the Huffington Post

The “Fox News Sunday” host, Chris Wallace, challenged the 2016 presidential candidate on some of his most inflammatory remarks, including Carson’s comparing the Obama administration to Hitler’s Germany.

“I want to ask you about some remarks you’ve made that you say that you stand by,” Wallace said. “You have compared our government today to Nazi Germany. Do you really believe that?”

“Well, a lot of people like to say that,” Carson responded. “But what I said is that in Nazi Germany, most of those people didn’t believe in what Hitler was doing, but did they say anything? They did not. That’s what allowed people to progress to that point. We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.”

Wallace jumped in: “But people oppose Barack Obama all the time!”

The Fox News host also brought up Carson’s claim that Obamacare is the worst thing to happen to the country since slavery.

“Well, you have to understand what I’m talking about,” Carson explained. “You know, Obamacare fundamentally changes the relationship between the people and the government. The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing. And with this program, we’re allowing that whole paradigm to be switched around.”

Hannity on Fox News

“Well, my thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman. It’s a well-established, fundamental pillar of society and no group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality. It doesn’t matter what they are. They don’t get to change the definition.” -2013 interview

“A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay.” – CNN interview on March 4, 2015

America’s Standing is at Stake

I wrote I would not spend time listening to all the talk about government shut down and debt ceiling but the talk and news reports are everywhere.

I am really becoming frightened by the threatened default of the U.S. government.  You see reneging on its debt obligations would make the U.S. the first major Western government to default since Nazi Germany 80 years ago.

Germany unilaterally ceased payments on long-term borrowings on May 6, 1933, three months after Adolf Hitler was installed as Chancellor. The default helped cement Hitler’s power base following years of political instability as the WeimarRepublic struggled with its crushing debts.  We all know where that led.

Today we are faced with have similar situation.  A small group of congressmen (the Tea Party) have taken control of the Republican Party and consequently are holding the government hostage.  They want to stop government borrowing and paying out only from the revenue received.  The Tea Party members do not believe that there will be any consequences to a default.  If only I could get away without not paying back my loans and meeting my commitments.

Will we see chaos in America that leads to a dictator in the name of stability?  Dictators frequently need a scapegoat.  Will it be the Jews?  Perhaps they will blame Hispanics and specifically Mexicans as the result of the influx of illegal aliens.

I predict that a default on America’s commitments will reduce this country’s credibility.  The world is on a de facto dollar standard, similar in some respects to the British pound sterling standard of the 19th and early 20th century.  The U.S. dollar will not be the world’s reserve currency if there is a default.