Word: hitleritis
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There's no question that unease was a major factor in Fortuyn's rise. "My grandmother was in the Dutch resistance during the war, and she compares Fortuyn with Hitler," says Michel van Dyke, 24. "I say you can't compare the Dutch with the Germans. Fortuyn just said what a lot of people thought: that foreigners are causing a lot of problems in the Netherlands...
...years ago, there were certain issues with the Kennedys, with Richard Nixon, that focused my interest." Lucas' own geopolitics can sound pretty bleak: "All democracies turn into dictatorships--but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea...What kinds of things push people and institutions into this direction...
...musical The Producers, was suddenly fired. Not funny enough, the (small p) producers had ruled. For the new Max Bialystock, they tapped Brad Oscar, Lane's longtime understudy in the part. Oscar won a Tony nomination in the role of Franz, the Nazi author of Springtime for Hitler--a role he stepped into in Chicago when the original actor was sidelined by knee surgery. Oscar told a reporter last week, "I still can't believe it's my life...
...simply, many opponents of Israel are blinded by anti-Semitism. A recent poll stated that most Palestinians support the continuation of suicide bombings, the goal of which is to “liberate” Tel Aviv. Several Arab leaders openly allied themselves with Hitler during World War II. Even today, anti-Semitic propaganda is widespread across the Arab world. Just weeks ago, a Saudi government newspaper published an article saying that Jews used the blood of Christian and Muslim children in their Purim and Passover celebrations...
Moscow police have promised to take "necessary measures" to prevent skinhead violence on Hitler's birthday. But one policeman, who impassively observed Zakhar and his friends hoist "Skins against Bush" posters near the McDonald's in Pushkin Square, didn't seem too worried. When asked why no "measures" were being taken against this group, he shrugged: "Where do you see any skinheads here? It's a rally to support domestic chicken producers against American imports...