I think Hitler was seeking wide popular appeal, at least amongst aryans and would be aryans. It was racial groups he chose to make scapegoats rather than classes in society such as the poor or rich. Though he had some extreme ideas on health care. Now, whether you can equate the concept of Hitler's master race with the concept of 'the american way', yes I expect you can. Many american politicians seem to take the same tack as Hitler in holding up america as master race deserving to rule. This is traditional. The present situation seems to be a little different in that there is a growing favoritism for the rich. This too is traditional, but in countries ruled by aristocracies. The US has come full circle from its birth.
This is my perpective: that the sad part about it really is not until after WWII did America was given the roll of a super power and eventually looked up as the "savior" when crisis in a particular country arose. Unfortunatley the arrogance that eventually ensued by powers to be became more evident with foreign policies that favored certain groups of people or country with the guise of strategic
location or economics determining whether we became involved or not in their business. It's only natural that shared resources and political gains are part of the equation. It has gotten out of hand as now whoever has the money determines policy and direction the country is going. It is evident in China and Russia, and becoming more so in the US. In China their are malls built that only the rich can shop at because no one else can afford what is being sold, and the intent is to cator to this group. Of course these are built by the super rich and their investors for that purpose. It also separates the class of people even more so.
In the US those people not corporations- cause corporations aren't people- that have been using their influence through their money to make policies or control government are the main targets for the most recent peacful demonstrations in various cities that was started with Occupy Wall Street. The more I learn about the reason for these demonstrations the more disgusted I become and dismayed that the coverup or rhetoric to appease the masses masks the true intentions of these people (the "rich")
Clear to me is that banks and "wall street" does not make jobs. They invest money to make more. The less people on the payroll and the less benefits that these people are given the company makes more money. Those who are left for fear of loosing their job consciously work to cover their asses and work beyond their "job description" so as not to be next to be axed.
So when the politicians and republican candidates use the rhetoric of job creators are the rich, thats 99% BS. We the people who work for these people are the job creators. If we are able to increase consumer spending in mass than the demand for a corporations goods increases. If there is no spending than crisis ensues. I liken this to the "Bugs Life" movie. The Grasshoppers are the takers and the ants are the workers. The Ants harvest the grain the grasshoppers take the grain. leaving a tiny morsel for the ants to fend for amongst themselves. and because they are so use to this the Ants allow it to happen. People need to stop letting it happen anymore. No one went to jail for the economic melt down, why is that. Why hasnt the attorney general stepped up?
Occupy Wall street is the result of greed and arrogance, simple as that.
And all I see in the republican candidates is the desire to maintain their contributors will through the manipulation of information and blame. Obama does not legislate, and the true holders of the cards has been the republicans in congress for the last year, they are doing the same thing that they complained about when the dems were in control, and its so apparent that their main goal is not for America but to get Obama out. Obama is finally making executive decisions that he has hesitated in order to allow congress and the democratic process to do so. But for him to take executive order than so be it I don't care the motive( political or otherwise) it needs to happen now, people are suffering now.
