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Political History Quiz

kolanuraven

Well-known member
This came to me in an email...interesting observation I thought....it will send some of into a slobbering fit, of that I have no doubt!!!



I distinctly remember sitting in seventh-grade history class thinking that there could never be any use for learning history. It wasn't until recently that I realized I was wrong about that assumption.

After all, it seems much easier to understand what's going on in present time by first understanding the past, because the past contains the events and patterns as to how and why we got where we're at today.

In an effort to communicate an idea that is very difficult to talk about, I wrote this letter in the form of a history quiz. The satire is intentional and is meant to lighten up a rather serious subject.

(All six questions have the same answer)

1. Which two world leaders capitalized upon a terrorist act to put their country into an endless wartime climate? Hint: one used the Reichstag fire in 1933 and the other used the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

2. Which two world leaders supported legislation that set aside individual freedoms and liberties for reasons of "national security"? Hint: one supported the "Order of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State" in February 1933 and the other one supported the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act" in October 2001.

3. Which two world leaders invaded a sovereign nation, unprovoked, and then lied about the reason for the attack? Hint: one invaded Poland in 1939, the other invaded Iraq in 2003.

4. Which two world leaders chose the same name to describe the warfare used in their unprovoked invasion? Hint: one called it "Blitzkrieg," the other called it "Shock and Awe." (Same meaning, different language.)



5. Which two world leaders saw fit to refer to their countries with an idiotic nickname? Hint: one chose the "Fatherland," the other picked the equally moronic "Homeland."

6. Which two world leaders used their religious convictions as a justification to carry out what seems best described as a mission of ethnic cleansing? Hint: one was a "Christian" that targeted Jews and the other is a "Christian" that targets Muslims. Additional hints: they both used the word "crusade" in political speeches and they both relied on the Holy Bible to justify their wars.

There is much truth in the saying "history repeats itself."

I have a history book that details the Holocaust of the late '30s/early '40s. It contains hundreds of horrifying photographs ... thousands upon thousands of bodies ... crematory ovens ... gas chambers ... firing squads ... concentration camps. In my opinion, the most spine tingling and horrifying photo in the entire book is one of Adolf Hitler giving a "crusade" speech and tens of thousands of people lined up, literally, as far as the eye can see, to listen and support him.

What do we humans have that enable us to so readily support psychopaths to run our governments? With embarrassment, I admit that I am no exception, as I supported ours in the first election.
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passin thru

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Come on now, you can do better than this. It dpoesn't make good Toilet Paper. You see anything based on false assumptions is just that TP. Doesn't deserve any more response when it is false assumptions.
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kolanuraven

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Hey...don't shoot the messenger. I just posted a forward that came to me.

But I do sense a wee bit of froth at the edges here and not really much a defense from you two.

I guess you two are loosing your steam!!!! :wink: :wink:
 

memanpa

Well-known member
kolanuraven said:
Hey...don't shoot the messenger. I just posted a forward that came to me.

But I do sense a wee bit of froth at the edges here and not really much a defense from you two.

I guess you two are loosing your steam!!!! :wink: :wink:

more like you are losing your mind! oppppps gotta have one to lose it!!

ok no no your turn to slamLOL LOL LOL LOL

for analogy it does not even come close,
 

passin thru

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Who said this:

1. Your President is lying to you.

2. This war is illegal.

3. You cannot win the war.
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The answer is all of these:
1 Jane Fonda
2 Iva Toguri D ’Aquino
3 Kolanuraven

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Oh and Iva Toguri D ’Aquino is none other than Tokyo Rose
 

kolanuraven

Well-known member
But .......you forgot the OTHER 70% of Americans who think the same thing there baby!!! Seems I've got lots of company out here in the REAL WORLD!!!


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274112,00.html


I quote above the sainted FOX News!
 

memanpa

Well-known member
kolanuraven said:
But .......you forgot the OTHER 70% of Americans who think the same thing there baby!!! Seems I've got lots of company out here in the REAL WORLD!!!


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274112,00.html


I quote above the sainted FOX News!

go back and reread the article kaka, that article covers EVERYTHING not just the war more so the overall situation of the country!!

nice try sweetheart to point out only what you want, not all there is to read but unlike the liberals most of the rest of us can read and comprehend what is written!!!!
 

nonothing

Well-known member
memanpa said:
kolanuraven said:
Hey...don't shoot the messenger. I just posted a forward that came to me.

But I do sense a wee bit of froth at the edges here and not really much a defense from you two.

I guess you two are loosing your steam!!!! :wink: :wink:

more like you are losing your mind! oppppps gotta have one to lose it!!

ok no no your turn to slamLOL LOL LOL LOL

for analogy it does not even come close,

unprovoked message number 3
 

nonothing

Well-known member
memanpa said:
kolanuraven said:
But .......you forgot the OTHER 70% of Americans who think the same thing there baby!!! Seems I've got lots of company out here in the REAL WORLD!!!


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274112,00.html


I quote above the sainted FOX News!

go back and reread the article kaka, that article covers EVERYTHING not just the war more so the overall situation of the country!!

nice try sweetheart to point out only what you want, not all there is to read but unlike the liberals most of the rest of us can read and comprehend what is written!!!!

unprovoked message number 4
 

passin thru

Well-known member
Look at the messages NN, kolas first message that you quoted was goblitty gook, so what do you expect for a response from someone.

The second one pointed flaws in what kola was claiming and the article she quoted and mmp pointed it out.

So why it is any of your concern to follow with a response that added no value to the debate................as
unprovoked message number 3
unprovoked message number 4


Both of mmp's responses were only "in kind"
 

Econ101

Well-known member
Question Number 7: What political ideology did the leader follow?"







Hint: "Corporatism should be more accurately defined as fascism as it is the merging of state and corporate interests"---Benito Mussolini (another one).

This one may require some real thinking for some of you.

This might also be one of the reasons that Congress has such a low overall rating, but then again, the Reightstag wasn't all that popular either until after it was burned to the ground.
 

Txwalt

Member
I don't need a history book to remember the first gulf war or the unconditional surrender of Iraq to the coalition. I also remember 14 U.N. resolutions telling saddam to get his act together and abide by the sactions imposed after the first gulf war. For you to compare our president to hitler is despicable.

Walt
 

kolanuraven

Well-known member
You also can't read there Walt!!! I just posted a forward....not sure where it came from.

But ya know what.... I do tend to agree with it to a great degree!!!
 

memanpa

Well-known member
kolanuraven said:
You also can't read there Walt!!! I just posted a forward....not sure where it came from.

But ya know what.... I do tend to agree with it to a great degree!!!

WHAT??????????????
you backing off from a BUSH bashing??? unbelievable, unthinkable, nah more like realizing how stupid the post was, and how unpatriotic you were made you try and salvage some sense of dignity
 

Econ101

Well-known member
memanpa said:
kolanuraven said:
You also can't read there Walt!!! I just posted a forward....not sure where it came from.

But ya know what.... I do tend to agree with it to a great degree!!!

WHAT??????????????
you backing off from a BUSH bashing??? unbelievable, unthinkable, nah more like realizing how stupid the post was, and how unpatriotic you were made you try and salvage some sense of dignity

Sometimes you have to look beyond the name and party and look into the actual policies. The sum of the policies makes the political man.
 

rider

Well-known member
Sometimes you have to look beyond the name and party and look into the actual policies. The sum of the policies makes the political man.[/quote]

So true, so true... Wish we could ALL do that! :?
 

flrooster

Well-known member
sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid ,than open it and remove all doubt. "just passing it along" didnt that used to be called gossip?
 
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