[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 106, Issue 24

[Andy Gladish]

Yeah, every time I hear folks who long for a "strong, charismatic leader"
it gives me the chills.
On a somewhat related note, I keep meeting the most wonderful Iranians, and
I finally asked a buddy of mine who lives on the Arabian Peninsula why,
when we're so much alike, their government is so hostile. He just shook his
head and said, They don't get to choose who governs the country.

>
> Heh... well, Hitler may have been a political genius at the art of
> demagoguery, but he was a moron in terms of broader political strategy,
> not to mention that of the military.  Had he any brains there
> whatsoever, he would have "cleaned up" his Germany and been content...
> though I suppose the argument could be made that the situation with
> international banking would have driven him to war sooner or later.
>
> Andy Gladish, Element Fe Metal Studio