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Re: "Adolph Hitler, A Man Of The Left"-- Title Of Chapter 2 of Jonah Goldberg's Book, "Liberal Fascism"

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John McCluskey

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Nov 13, 2013, 11:38:40 AM11/13/13
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In article <l5v881$46a$1...@dont-email.me>
David Johnston <davidjo...@block.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/10/2013 10:21 AM, Lucretius wrote:
> > In this chapter Goldberg writes: "If we put aside for the moment the
> > question of whether Hitlerism was a phenomenon of the right, what is
> > indisputable is that Hitler was in no way a conservative--a point
> > scholars careful with their words always underscore. Certainly to
> > suggest Hitler was a conservative in any sense related to American
> > conservatism is lunacy.
>
> I agree with that. Hitler was right wing, but that isn't the same as
> being a conservative.

In other words, American liberalism is the same as Hitlerism.
I'd agree with that.

Stumpy

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Nov 13, 2013, 3:01:41 PM11/13/13
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>>
>> On 11/10/2013 10:21 AM, Lucretius wrote:
>> > In this chapter Goldberg writes: "If we put aside for the moment the
>> > question of whether Hitlerism was a phenomenon of the right, what is
>> > indisputable is that Hitler was in no way a conservative--a point
>> > scholars careful with their words always underscore. Certainly to
>> > suggest Hitler was a conservative in any sense related to American
>> > conservatism is lunacy.
>>
>> I agree with that. Hitler was right wing, but that isn't the same as
>> being a conservative.
>
> In other words, American liberalism is the same as Hitlerism.
> I'd agree with that.
>

I don't know that either the left or right would claim Hitler.
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Rudy Canoza

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Nov 13, 2013, 3:20:22 PM11/13/13
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No. Nazism was right-wing. Goldberg overstates his position.

Rudy Canoza

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Nov 13, 2013, 3:38:54 PM11/13/13
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On 11/13/2013 12:01 PM, Stumpy wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/10/2013 10:21 AM, Lucretius wrote:
>>> > In this chapter Goldberg writes: "If we put aside for the moment the
>>> > question of whether Hitlerism was a phenomenon of the right, what is
>>> > indisputable is that Hitler was in no way a conservative--a point
>>> > scholars careful with their words always underscore. Certainly to
>>> > suggest Hitler was a conservative in any sense related to American
>>> > conservatism is lunacy.
>>>
>>> I agree with that. Hitler was right wing, but that isn't the same as
>>> being a conservative.
>>
>> In other words, American liberalism is the same as Hitlerism.
>> I'd agree with that.
>>
>
> I don't know that either the left or right would claim Hitler.

The far right claims him whether they like or not.

In the end, of course, as in "Animal Farm", the two extremes come to
mirror one another. It doesn't matter that they started off in
different directions; they both become totalitarian, employing identical
methods.

eric h

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Nov 13, 2013, 10:54:58 PM11/13/13
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That's the most ridiculous series of leaps of illogic I've seen yet.

Pretty obvious that Goldberg, himself a conservative, is just venturing a self-serving opinion about his fascist views.
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Sid9

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Nov 16, 2013, 10:07:49 AM11/16/13
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"Rudy Canoza" <LaLaLa...@philhendrie.con> wrote in message
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What's with all the definitions?
Hitler was a murdering piece of shit that caused the deaths of an estimate
60 million human beings

John Lott III

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Nov 16, 2013, 10:26:22 AM11/16/13
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After serious thinking Sid9 wrote :
> What's with all the definitions?
> Hitler was a murdering piece of shit that caused the deaths of an estimate 60
> million human beings

The logic of history is clear.

Hitler was in the military and liked Guns. He even used one on his
Dog and then himself to end his big fascist party!

George Bush pretended to be that way. Despite how he stopped being a
member of the NRA and was really only in a Champange regiment to avoid
the Vietnam war.

Obama? Not the same.

He doesn't like guns, never claimed to be in the military.

Unlike Hitler or Bush.


David R. Birch

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Nov 16, 2013, 10:37:46 AM11/16/13
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On 11/16/2013 9:07 AM, Sid9 wrote:
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> What's with all the definitions?
> Hitler was a murdering piece of shit that caused the deaths of an
> estimate 60 million human beings

More like 20 million, but either number leaves him behind Stalin and Mao.

David

Rudy Canoza

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Nov 16, 2013, 11:52:04 AM11/16/13
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There's a lame argument about whether or not Hitler and the Nazis were
left-wing or right-wing. They were right-wing. Don't participate in
the argument if you don't wish to, you fuckwit.

> Hitler was a murdering piece of shit that caused the deaths of an
> estimate 60 million human beings

That's bullshit, of course, as the entire death toll of WWII is
estimated at fewer than 60 million, and Hitler has no responsibility for
any of the ones in the Pacific, nor all of those in Europe.
http://www.hitler.org/ww2-deaths.html

Sid9

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Nov 16, 2013, 12:16:12 PM11/16/13
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"David R. Birch" <dbi...@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
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Why is this asshole Jonah Goldberg even discussing this subject?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties


Sid9

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Nov 16, 2013, 12:28:44 PM11/16/13
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"Rudy Canoza" <LaLaLa...@philhendrie.con> wrote in message
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

The only fuckwits around here are Jonah Goldberg

M.I.Wakefield

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Nov 16, 2013, 12:39:49 PM11/16/13
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"David R. Birch" wrote in message news:l683g...@news6.newsguy.com...
More like 40 million ... the Soviet Union alone suffered between 18 and 24
million casualties.

Hatch

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Nov 16, 2013, 2:57:17 PM11/16/13
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On 16 Nov 2013, John Lott III <ye...@yahoo.ch> posted some
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> After serious thinking Sid9 wrote :
>> What's with all the definitions?
>> Hitler was a murdering piece of shit that caused the deaths of an
>> estimate 60 million human beings
>
> The logic of history is clear.

Fail.

There is nothing logical about history.

> Hitler was in the military and liked Guns. He even used one on his
> Dog and then himself to end his big fascist party!

Such a limited minimalist view. We expect that of liberals however.

Hitler liked power. Guns were just one of a hundred ways used to obtain
it.

> George Bush pretended to be that way. Despite how he stopped being a
> member of the NRA and was really only in a Champange regiment to avoid
> the Vietnam war.

George Bush went through boot camp and didn't forge a draft registration
card.

Barack Hussein Obama was a draft dodger who deliberately flouted federal
law and did forge a draft registration card.

> Obama? Not the same.

That's correct. Obama is a coward.

> He doesn't like guns, never claimed to be in the military.

Oh you're so wrong on the first count.

Obama loves guns. As long as they're in the hands of his supporters. See
Eric Holder and his gun running operations.

> Unlike Hitler or Bush.

Here's your "manly" Obama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcSIwBWiPoU

F. George McDuffee

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Nov 16, 2013, 5:12:50 PM11/16/13
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:57:17 +0000 (UTC), Hatch
<ha...@act.com> wrote:

<snip>
>> The logic of history is clear.
<snip>

The problem with popular history is that is almost always
written by the winners, with the result the victors and
their cause are glorified and the losers and their cause
are denigrated / demonized. This is further complicated by
the durability of wartime propaganda / stereotyping in the
weltanschauung [world view/perception] of the vast majority
of the population, even after the conflict is long over.

Attempts to objectively [re]evaluate clashes/conflicts
between cultures, especially war, almost always provoke
pathological denial, selective memory, and feelings of angst
in the large majority of "loyal" citizens, resulting in a
pervasive rage against the individuals/organizations
attempting to popularize such objective and critical
analysis.

The result is the general public and policy makers are never
made aware of the objective/factual background/causes of
past conflicts, so keep repeating these at great cost in
blood and treasure. One of the most pernicious and
dangerous fallacies is the conflation of luck and skill in
determining conflict outcomes, resulting in repeated "ad hoc
propter hoc" (after this, because of this) errors of logic
and policy.


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David R. Birch

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Nov 16, 2013, 5:32:56 PM11/16/13
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I looked through the listing of WWII casualties, but couldn't find
anything about how many Soviet troops were shot by the Soviets. No way
to tell, of course, but the Soviet soldier had two options, advance or
be shot by political commissars.

David
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Barry Bruyea

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Nov 16, 2013, 7:04:39 PM11/16/13
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:39:49 -0500, "M.I.Wakefield" <no...@present.com>
wrote:
Considering the Soviets helped give Hitler the means to start the
bloody war and before becoming our 'allies' invaded four countries,
historically playing the victim is quite ironic.

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Rudy Canoza

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Nov 16, 2013, 7:58:32 PM11/16/13
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Your own fucking source, you fucking idiot, refutes your claim about
Hitler killing 60 million.

Barry Bruyea

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Nov 17, 2013, 6:05:57 AM11/17/13
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What the hell difference does the number of slaughtered matter? Even
the butcher Stalin said one death is a tragedy, a million is a
statistic. Making an excuse for Hitler because of a number is pure,
unadulterated idiocy.

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