tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post4173581462979185883..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Maine Gov. LePage Calls IRS "Gestapo" -- TwiceDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-64065402415933960482012-07-13T15:27:43.244-07:002012-07-13T15:27:43.244-07:00During one of my last college courses (the topic w...During one of my last college courses (the topic was austrian economics) i got some interesting insights into the x financial body=nazis line of thought. I was surprised not necessarily that pre-nazi germany banking was brought up but at the weight the german mark's decline in value was given in the broader narrative. Basically, bad monetary policies, ???, holocaust. Mind you this information came from the lew rockwell supported mises institute.<br /><br />I suppose if one really truly honestly believes that monetary policies are directly correlated to incidence of genocide then the nazi comparisons--and there are certainly many amongst certain libertarians--are responsible. But wow is it ever evidence of failing to learn history and being utterly oblivious to just how godawful such a comparison is.<br /><br />Strangely, i've also seen the "yet" thing too. Which i always supposed was a sort of threat. Like "if we continue on this path soon we will find ourselves in a totalitarian society, invading poland and killing jews".Marni Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465079785969357846noreply@blogger.com