@blueflame1,
Hitler was a socialist, blueflame, you need to read some history. He was a dictator that came to power via elections, etc., but he was also from a very dysfunctional background, red flag, blueflame. He was a demagogue and came along at a time when the Germans were vulnerable to his promises. Sure, he used some of the industrialists, but they were suckers, and that is why we need to examine very carefully anybody that comes along that is unrealistic in terms of what they promise and what they will do. And how many rich people are backing Obama? Alot.
In regard to Vietnam, it was the Democrats that escalated that war and presided over the apparent deceit involved.
I agree that knowing history could help us avoid the same mistakes, but history needs to be accurately assessed. You might want to read about Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain, that got suckered numerous times, and wanted to believe the best in people like Hitler, to the point of appeasing one of the worst tyrants ever to come along, so that more people probably died than would have otherwise if he had not been suckered. The same danger exists today, and the world could very well be more dangerous today than it was prior to WWII.
