“Triumph of the Will”

by Rich Carroll

Watching Adolph Hitler's 1935 masterfully filmed Nazi political religion movie I was struck with one thought: Obama. Hitler descending god-like out of the skies past twin cathedral spires reminded me of Obama's famous Denver speech with an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. In this film, Triumph of the Will, Hitler is cast as a veritable Messiah who will save the nation if only the citizenry will put its destiny in his hands. Sound familiar?

Many scenes in this film are of Hitler flying in airplanes, a luxury known only to a select few in the 1930s, but Hitler had made himself widely associated with the practice, having been the first politician to campaign via air travel. Air travel reinforced his image and defined him as the “top man” in the movement. Hitler surrounded himself with generals. Obama surrounds himself with czars. Both were for BIG government. Both extreme narcissists. Hitler's friends were composed of extremist thugs with sinister backgrounds; so are Obama's. Hitler worked feverishly to hide his family from any background investigations. Are these things sounding familiar?

The parallels of the campaign themes of unity, togetherness and change are more than eerie and many scenes blur the distinction between the party, the nation, and the people. If a crowd isn't unified in saying the enemy (Republicans) are bad, the audience starts to have doubts. Children are used extensively. Smiling children; singing children. Hitler believed it was critical to reach the youth. So did Obama. One scene in the film devoted to recruiting children says “We want to be a united nation, and you, my youth, are to become this nation. In the future, we do not wish to see classes and cliques, and you must not allow them to develop among you. One day, we want to see one nation.” Of course, one “pure” nation is never mentioned. Many of Hitler's and Obama's speeches are similar in delivery, and response is the same with starry-eyed worshipers worked-up into banner waving frenzies the likes of which were never seen before in Germany...or America. Both “campaigners” were successful at seducing many wise men and women to admire rather than despise, and undoubtedly won friends all over the world. Hitler's “Film” was required viewing in schools across Germany. How many American school classrooms were involved with songs or marching with the Obama Flag in the background? Hitler, however, never apologized for Germany. Hitler wanted the people to believe in Germany and themselves. Obama has found it necessary to apologize for America's exceptional accomplishments and achievements for all of mankind. How embarrassing to have a President apologize for your success.

There is another similarity with both speakers: They lead a national socialist movement. But, while Hitler continued to build confidence in the ability of the German people and their nation, Obama subordinates American citizens with an agenda that more strongly supports Islam and the Muslim movement. Obama's staff, like Hitler's, is extremely racist with a “get whitey” mentality in every department. Symbols of Christianity have been removed from the White House, and Obama functions and replaced with statements like “I consider it my responsibility to put a stop to the negative image given to the peaceful religion of Islam.” This year our “White House” did hold a Ramadan celebration, but no mention of Easter. Of course to this White House our Holy Bible is merely “the Bible” while the Koran is the “Holy Koran.” Our “enemy” according to this administration, is not terrorist Mohammedans, but those among us who continually paints Islam in a negative light. Obama giving $770 million dollars for the refurbishing of mosques around the globe is a hint of things to come. Look for more of the same; only more blatantly noticeable. 

Many historians will tell you Adolph Hitler's ego would not let him surrender peaceably, going so far as to use children in the final days of allied bombardment that devastated far more German territory and populace than needed. He was selfish enough to use his own people and country to fight to the “bitter end.”

My question to you is: Should Barack Obama see far in advance that he cannot possibly win re-election will he capitulate peaceably to the Republicans, or will his gargantuan ego use his last days to destroy America? Will we, as Germany did, suffer from the cumulative effect on all the negatives from our leaders past?




Copyright - 2011 Rich Carroll