Yes, and the Nazis not only exterminated the Jews, they also went after homosexuals, the disabled, the elderly, and any others they deemed unfit for the Aryan culture.  Hitler was reprehensible, but he struck a chord in thousands of Germans who hated and feared Jews in the aftermath of WWI. The Treaty of Versailles after WWI was so harmful to the German economy, there was a massive inflation that went into the triple digits and paved the way for dissatisfaction with the rest of Europe and the US and allowed Hitler to gain power.

I won't go so far as to generally equate Bush, et al with Nazis, but I sure think they come close in this case.

Kat

-------Original Message-------
From: "Michael H. Collis" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 05/28/03 01:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sterilization (was Re: My Job)

>
> Joy, it wasn't the president who gave the order, but his brother, Jeb Bush.
But I agree with you and Kat.  This experience is nothing new. It was
tried
before in the 1920's and 30's in America under the name eugenics.   The
ideas of Nazi
Germany came out of this era, so much so that at the Nuremburg (sp)
trials,
one of the defenses of the Nazi's were that they were only copying
America's
idealogies.

-----Original Message-----
From: - Joy - <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: Sterilization (was Re: My Job)

>
>I find it ironic and slightly hypocritical that Bush, who opposes
abortion
>so strongly, would sign these orders.  If you think that abortion is
wrong,
>why is it okay when the mother is mentally challenged?
>
>In my opinion, the sterilization order is absolutely reprehensible.  I
agree
>with Kat here... It seems like some sort of a punishment for being raped.
>No one, no matter how "disabled" they are, should be sterilized unless
they
>choose it, after being given information that they can understand about
the
>consequences and other options for avoiding pregnancy.  It's a very
slippery
>slope.  Once we say that sterilizing those with severe mental retardation
is
>okay, it could lead to people with CP, then people with impaired
vision...
>until we end up with some kind of master race, where only those who are
>absolutely "perfect" are allowed to reproduce.
>
>Thanks to everyone who offered their congratulations about my job, by the
>way!
>
>~Joy~
>