June 29, 2004
Propaganda
At the beginning of the video " Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed", produced by Maverick Media the following message appears:
"The following video contains remarks made by and images from ads sponsored by Kerry Supporters.
John Kerry has denounced our use of these ads attacking our President.
He has not denounced liberal supporters like Al Gore, George Soros and many others who have made speeches comparing the president to Adolf Hitler."
How could he? You see, there is a difference between "to compare to", and "to compare with" that may escape many people, but it is less than subtle. "to compare to", is to describe resemblances between unlike things, "to compare with", is examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences, "to liken to another".
Soros, of course, did neither, when he said: "When I hear Bush say, 'You're either with us or against us,' it reminds me of the Germans."
Of course it reminded him of Nazi propaganda: "Der Feind Hört mit", "Nun, Volk, steh auf und Sturm brich los", or "Alle Kraft gespannt! Totaler Krieg - Kürzester Krieg!"
That is hardly the same thing as equating Bush to Hitler.
Hitler's 25 point program was very different from Bush's program, who doesn't really seem to have one. The GOP's website is very vague about what they really want, the closest thing to a program appears to be the Republican Oath.
Here's an interesting comparison: Matthew Shepard Online Resources - Religious Right Hate Speech - Nazi Propaganda vs. Religious Right Anti-gay Rhetoric
