At Spinsanity, we wrote a lot about comparisons between one's political opponents and Saddam Hussein, terrorists, the Taliban, etc. These kinds of analogies have become (sadly) commonplace in the post-9/11 era.
The latest examples come from both sides of the aisle. On the left, Rep. John W. Olver recently referred to House Republicans as "jihadists," while conservative pundit Glenn Beck compared Al Gore's fight against global warming to Hitler's attacks on Jews in Nazi Germany.
There's nothing else to say about rhetoric this stupid, but I feel compelled to single it out on principle.
In Vermont where there's a rather vocal impeachment movement, I often hear them say how our representatives in Congress (and the Statehouse) are complicit for not suporting investigations into impeachment. They'll throw the term "Good Germans" a lot. "You're acting like the 'Good Germans' did in WWII. Your silence is your complicity."
Personally, I think it's in poor taste but what do you (or others)think about it?
PS: Awesome website!!!! I'm reading "All The President's Spin" right now!
Posted by: ctrenta | August 08, 2007 at 09:48 PM