Did Hitler Win the War?
This is Part II of my reflection on my tour of Dachau concentration camp. See Part I here.
It's truly hard to wrap your mind around how this happened. I mentioned the lashings, "hookings," and gas chambers, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Among countless other torturous brutalities, they performed cruel medical experiments on prisoners, lined them up for a firing squad, and ran them over with a bulldozer.
You hear stories about pastors urging their congregations to "sing a little louder" in order to drown out the wailing voices of Jews and others packed in trains headed to Auschwitz. I repeat, HOW did the people let this happen?
But then of course, the reality is this: we are no better.
That's right, the people of 2009 America are no better than those of 1940s Germany. We have another holocaust happening right under our noses. I know it's not quite politically correct to compare the Holocaust to today's slaughter of innocent children in the womb. And I know most comparisons are not perfect, but I beg you to explain to me the underlying differences.
In 12 years, Hitler managed to murder 12 million people. In 36 years, America has killed over 50 million innocent children (a much faster rate). We are obviously horrified by how the people died in Germany, and for good reason. So why is it that we are not horrified by today's methods of murdering the dehumanized? Why are we horrified by the gas chamber but not by burning babies alive in saline?
What if I told you the Nazis killed prisoners by tearing them apart limb by limb? Or how about if they jabbed a scissors-like apparatus into the back of their skulls, opened them up, and vacuumed out their brains?
Of course we would surely be horrified by this, but it wasn't in Nazi Germany; it's happening here and now - over 3,000 times every day in American abortion mills across the country! Why are we not horrified?!
Part of the answer, to be sure, is thanks to propaganda and cover-up.
Concentration camps were called "work camps" where the Nazis "re-educated" the people. Abortion mills are called "clinics" with oxymoronic names like Planned Parenthood and Healthy Futures (no joke!) where women exercise their "rights."
The motto of concentration camps was "Work Will Set You Free." The motto of abortion mills is "Choice Will Set You Free."
Concentration camps were of course surrounded by a fence, but from the outside looked like a well-manicured, clean, nice place to be... which reminds me of the largest abortion mill in the country (in Denver), surrounded by a fence but with a beautiful building and well-manicured landscaping.
The Nazis called the extermination of Jews the "final solution." Pro-aborts call the extermination of unborn children (for any reason) "reproductive health care."
In order to push their regime, the Nazis manufactured lies about Jewish conspiracies and unfair business practices. In order to push their evil agenda, pro-aborts lie/lied about artificial birth control, overpopulation, the development of a human fetus, and "back-alley" abortions.
The Nazis hid what was happening inside concentration camps. When visitors came, the prisoners had to hide (lest their starvation be uncovered), the wooden planks with hooks were taken down, and they were only shown a nice but fake part of the grounds (i.e., not the gas chamber!). When visitors are given a tour of today's abortion mills, I think it's safe to say they aren't shown the modern-day crematoriums or the shipments of bodies ready to be sent off for medical testing.
When people tried to uncover the truth about the concentration camps, the Nazis countered with claims of falsehood and painted these resistance fighters as extremists and un-German. When pro-lifers use graphic images to portray the barbaric reality of abortion, pro-aborts (including government officials) call these images "fake" and paint these truth soldiers (as well as those who simply pray outside abortion mills) as "right-wing extremists," "terrorists," and "un-American."
When prisoners escaped the concentration camps, their condition provided incontrovertible evidence of horrific conditions. As nurses leave hospitals horrified by events such as babies surviving an abortion being left to die, and as countless undercover investigations reveal Planned Parenthood's routine failure to report statutory rape or follow parental involvement laws, pro-aborts must face mounting evidence of their crimes against humanity. Furthermore, pro-aborts attempt to silence women who speak out about their regret after an abortion and try to discount the need for healing programs such as Project Rachel. They also deny all links between abortion and breast cancer.
And the connection is even closer than this. It is well-documented that Hitler was inspired by American eugenicists (i.e., those in favor of preventing certain races, classes or groups from procreating in order to "improve" the genetic stock of a society.). This group included none other than Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. Hitler wrote letters of admiration to those whose agenda included the reduction of the black race.
While millions have been sincerely duped by this modern-day cover-up scheme, after 36 years the time for excuses is over.
Hindsight about the Holocaust, American slavery, and the subsequent civil rights movement is 20/20. It is time for our own era of dehumanization to come into focus.
If you could go back in time...
What would you say to a Nazi supporter who argued that the "final solution" was a net positive for the common good of society?
What would you say to a Nazi supporter (or a "Catholic" university) who claimed the "other" aspects of Hitler's agenda outweighed his obviously flawed logic concerning the Jews?
What would you say to an 1860s American who supported the slave owner's right to kill his slave, "because they wouldn't have a good life anyway"?
It's truly hard to wrap your mind around how this happened. I mentioned the lashings, "hookings," and gas chambers, and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Among countless other torturous brutalities, they performed cruel medical experiments on prisoners, lined them up for a firing squad, and ran them over with a bulldozer.
You hear stories about pastors urging their congregations to "sing a little louder" in order to drown out the wailing voices of Jews and others packed in trains headed to Auschwitz. I repeat, HOW did the people let this happen?
But then of course, the reality is this: we are no better.
That's right, the people of 2009 America are no better than those of 1940s Germany. We have another holocaust happening right under our noses. I know it's not quite politically correct to compare the Holocaust to today's slaughter of innocent children in the womb. And I know most comparisons are not perfect, but I beg you to explain to me the underlying differences.
In 12 years, Hitler managed to murder 12 million people. In 36 years, America has killed over 50 million innocent children (a much faster rate). We are obviously horrified by how the people died in Germany, and for good reason. So why is it that we are not horrified by today's methods of murdering the dehumanized? Why are we horrified by the gas chamber but not by burning babies alive in saline?
What if I told you the Nazis killed prisoners by tearing them apart limb by limb? Or how about if they jabbed a scissors-like apparatus into the back of their skulls, opened them up, and vacuumed out their brains?
Of course we would surely be horrified by this, but it wasn't in Nazi Germany; it's happening here and now - over 3,000 times every day in American abortion mills across the country! Why are we not horrified?!
Part of the answer, to be sure, is thanks to propaganda and cover-up.
Concentration camps were called "work camps" where the Nazis "re-educated" the people. Abortion mills are called "clinics" with oxymoronic names like Planned Parenthood and Healthy Futures (no joke!) where women exercise their "rights."
The motto of concentration camps was "Work Will Set You Free." The motto of abortion mills is "Choice Will Set You Free."
Concentration camps were of course surrounded by a fence, but from the outside looked like a well-manicured, clean, nice place to be... which reminds me of the largest abortion mill in the country (in Denver), surrounded by a fence but with a beautiful building and well-manicured landscaping.
The Nazis called the extermination of Jews the "final solution." Pro-aborts call the extermination of unborn children (for any reason) "reproductive health care."
In order to push their regime, the Nazis manufactured lies about Jewish conspiracies and unfair business practices. In order to push their evil agenda, pro-aborts lie/lied about artificial birth control, overpopulation, the development of a human fetus, and "back-alley" abortions.
The Nazis hid what was happening inside concentration camps. When visitors came, the prisoners had to hide (lest their starvation be uncovered), the wooden planks with hooks were taken down, and they were only shown a nice but fake part of the grounds (i.e., not the gas chamber!). When visitors are given a tour of today's abortion mills, I think it's safe to say they aren't shown the modern-day crematoriums or the shipments of bodies ready to be sent off for medical testing.
When people tried to uncover the truth about the concentration camps, the Nazis countered with claims of falsehood and painted these resistance fighters as extremists and un-German. When pro-lifers use graphic images to portray the barbaric reality of abortion, pro-aborts (including government officials) call these images "fake" and paint these truth soldiers (as well as those who simply pray outside abortion mills) as "right-wing extremists," "terrorists," and "un-American."
When prisoners escaped the concentration camps, their condition provided incontrovertible evidence of horrific conditions. As nurses leave hospitals horrified by events such as babies surviving an abortion being left to die, and as countless undercover investigations reveal Planned Parenthood's routine failure to report statutory rape or follow parental involvement laws, pro-aborts must face mounting evidence of their crimes against humanity. Furthermore, pro-aborts attempt to silence women who speak out about their regret after an abortion and try to discount the need for healing programs such as Project Rachel. They also deny all links between abortion and breast cancer.
And the connection is even closer than this. It is well-documented that Hitler was inspired by American eugenicists (i.e., those in favor of preventing certain races, classes or groups from procreating in order to "improve" the genetic stock of a society.). This group included none other than Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. Hitler wrote letters of admiration to those whose agenda included the reduction of the black race.
While millions have been sincerely duped by this modern-day cover-up scheme, after 36 years the time for excuses is over.
Hindsight about the Holocaust, American slavery, and the subsequent civil rights movement is 20/20. It is time for our own era of dehumanization to come into focus.
If you could go back in time...
What would you say to a Nazi supporter who argued that the "final solution" was a net positive for the common good of society?
What would you say to a Nazi supporter (or a "Catholic" university) who claimed the "other" aspects of Hitler's agenda outweighed his obviously flawed logic concerning the Jews?
What would you say to an 1860s American who supported the slave owner's right to kill his slave, "because they wouldn't have a good life anyway"?
What would you say to an 1860s American claiming to be "personally opposed" to slavery, but didn't want to impose his own values on plantation owners?
What would you say to a president who aggressively supported slavery, but asked opponents of his position to use "fair-minded words" and pledged to seek "common ground"?
What would you say to a 1960s supporter of racism's biggest champion (George Wallace)... who while opposed to his stance on segregation, claimed many of his other policies on job creation, etc. seemed to be "in line with Catholic social teaching"?
What would you say to a supporter of a politician who was against the Civil Rights Act on the grounds that "attacking the root of the problem" was a more "realistic" approach?
Would you tell these people their position is respectable? I think not. And if you think these comparisons "aren't the same thing," please tell me how. (I ask this in all sincerity. I know many people feel this way, but I've never heard an explanation offered.)
So back to the question, why is it acceptable today? As I pondered this question while walking through Dachau, I thought of an old article entitled Did Hitler Win the War? by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand. Her husband, an arch-enemy of Hitler, was informally called a modern-day "Doctor of the Church" by Pope Pius XII. On his death bed, he told his wife about a book which had matured in his mind entitled Hitler Won the War. His wife relays these thoughts in her article, and it's a must-read:
"It is well-known that Hitler legalized all sorts of moral abominations - euthanasia, scientific research on fetuses, brutal disrespect for the dignity of human life, ruthless persecution of the innocent. What is frequently overlooked is that all of these horrors have now penetrated our own society."
"There is a great danger that those who at first reject these abominations with horror will after a while replace horror with regret, which will degenerate into tolerance [sound familiar?], then acceptance, leading to total callousness and indifference. Once this stage is reached - the acceptance of the legalization of crimes - the fabric of the state is threatened. The state should stand for justice. Once it condones the most crying injustice, it has sapped the foundation of its authority. The worm of immorality has eaten so deeply into the apple that it is now rotten to the core and, humanly speaking, it cannot survive."
Is there any doubt the current American "fabric of the state is threatened'?
At Dachau, I learned that as more and more people spoke out against the "nationalist" path of destruction, the Nazis called on people to report anyone who disagreed with and spoke out against their policies. I thought, "at least it hasn't come to that in America."
Then I came home to find this article. The White House has now implement their own citizen-reporting program! From their website:
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform [which undeniably includes sweeping mandated abortion coverage] out there... Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@white house.gov."
Oh my!
I suppose I'm being "flagged" right now. Wouldn't be the first time.
On your feast day, St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr and defender of life at Auschwitz, PRAY FOR US!
What would you say to a 1960s supporter of racism's biggest champion (George Wallace)... who while opposed to his stance on segregation, claimed many of his other policies on job creation, etc. seemed to be "in line with Catholic social teaching"?
What would you say to a supporter of a politician who was against the Civil Rights Act on the grounds that "attacking the root of the problem" was a more "realistic" approach?
Would you tell these people their position is respectable? I think not. And if you think these comparisons "aren't the same thing," please tell me how. (I ask this in all sincerity. I know many people feel this way, but I've never heard an explanation offered.)
So back to the question, why is it acceptable today? As I pondered this question while walking through Dachau, I thought of an old article entitled Did Hitler Win the War? by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand. Her husband, an arch-enemy of Hitler, was informally called a modern-day "Doctor of the Church" by Pope Pius XII. On his death bed, he told his wife about a book which had matured in his mind entitled Hitler Won the War. His wife relays these thoughts in her article, and it's a must-read:
"It is well-known that Hitler legalized all sorts of moral abominations - euthanasia, scientific research on fetuses, brutal disrespect for the dignity of human life, ruthless persecution of the innocent. What is frequently overlooked is that all of these horrors have now penetrated our own society."
"There is a great danger that those who at first reject these abominations with horror will after a while replace horror with regret, which will degenerate into tolerance [sound familiar?], then acceptance, leading to total callousness and indifference. Once this stage is reached - the acceptance of the legalization of crimes - the fabric of the state is threatened. The state should stand for justice. Once it condones the most crying injustice, it has sapped the foundation of its authority. The worm of immorality has eaten so deeply into the apple that it is now rotten to the core and, humanly speaking, it cannot survive."
Is there any doubt the current American "fabric of the state is threatened'?
At Dachau, I learned that as more and more people spoke out against the "nationalist" path of destruction, the Nazis called on people to report anyone who disagreed with and spoke out against their policies. I thought, "at least it hasn't come to that in America."
Then I came home to find this article. The White House has now implement their own citizen-reporting program! From their website:
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform [which undeniably includes sweeping mandated abortion coverage] out there... Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@white house.gov."
Oh my!
I suppose I'm being "flagged" right now. Wouldn't be the first time.
On your feast day, St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr and defender of life at Auschwitz, PRAY FOR US!
Ryan and Sarah,
Your story is absolutely excellent about how a government can take control over its people when they are not interested in what is happening to the weakest among them. Then the government can target a group like the Jews. The churches are also responsible for not taking a major stand to speak out and stopping the killing of the unborn babies. What is worse is many churches are supporting the killing of the unborn babies, plus churches have government monies flowing into the church pockets to silence them. It seems when a country goes through a difficult time then they need to blame some one for there problems. You can’t forget the elderly, because the government will soon call them the useless eaters, with costing the tax payers and the government too much money, then the government says it needs to put them to sleep. The nursing homes are drugging elderly to put them to sleep already, but it is not the official policy yet. Most churches just keep singing louder to not hear the people trying to speak for the unborn, plus the
some of the churches condemn loud protesters for not doing the right way to stop abortion while millions of babies keep dying every year.
God tells us that we are to speak out for the defenseless and who is more defenseless than unborn babies? Proverbs 31:8 (New King James Version) 8 Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die.
Then there are a lot of churches doing fund raisers off the people and talk to politicians to feel like they have done something while nothing has stopped the killing since 1967 when it all started in the state of Colorado. That’s 42 years of fund raising from the people and many bogus arrests that the churches have stayed silent to not risk their tax exemption from the government.
Good job on your report and God Bless!!! Ken and Jo
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