Michael Recently, I was walking down 24th Street and was astonished to notice a protest booth displaying an image of Obama with a Hitler mustache. Allegedly, Obama's healthcare reform is bringing Hitler-like conditions to America. Under the freedom of speech that applies in the USA, anyone is allowed to say such things, and most people simply ignored the booth with a smirk.
In the Internet I found out that the campaign is funded by a right-wing nut named Lyndon LaRouche, who claims that in a state health system, there would inevitably be bureaucrats from the health insurance companies deciding who could receive which medical services and who could not. Consequently, the... The translation of "LaRouchePolitical Action Committee" to English is the same, as it is a propernoun. The translation of the German phrase "sei das nichts anderes als die sogenannte" to English is "be nothing other than the so-called. Aktion T4, or Action T4in English, was a program implemented by Nazi Germany that aimed atthe systematic involuntary euthanasia of individuals deemed "unworthyof life" due to severe disabilities or illnesses. This program waspart of the broader eugenics policies of the Nazi regime and resultedin the deaths of an estimated 70,000 to 300,000 people. Translation: "with which the Nazis exterminated so-called 'life unworthy of life' starting in 1940. Of course, this is a bold argument, because in any health insurance system, someone always decides over life and death, and the current healthcare system in the USA is no exception. But as I said, in a free society, everyone is allowed to talk nonsense, and I have nothing against that.
German politicians, by comparison, seem relatively sensitive and immediately call for the help of "Papa Prosecutor" if someone steps on their toes in an offensive manner. The ousted German President Wulff, for example, has... Thetranslation to English is: "filed a lawsuit against an unknownblogger ...because he made a biting comment on a photo showing Mrs. Wulff with her right arm raised. At that time, it was not yet known that Wulff, in a lordly manner, even tried to manipulate the tabloid press.