I chose to use a picture of Megan Fox instead of Hitler. You're welcome.
We need to stop comparing people to Hitler. Like now. Recently, Megan Fox compared Michael Bay to Hitler, saying “[Michael Bay] wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he’s a nightmare to work for.”
In the political sphere, people have been comparing President Obama to Hitler since the inception of the health care reform debate. Before that, people compared President Bush to Hitler.
I understand why it happens. When you call someone Hitler, you’re essentially calling him the most heinous, evil name you can think of. The name Hitler isn’t just the name of one person; it is the embodiment of pure evil. With that being said, Hitler was really bad, so we must take care to exercise caution before we bandy his name about.
President Bush was a polarizing president whose views and decisions (not to mention grammar) were often questionable, President Obama is trying to ameliorate what is a terribly inefficient and corrupt American Health Care system, and Michael Bay just makes high-gloss movies lacking any discernible plot.
None of these men warrant a comparison to the man who killed 6,000,000+ people. That’s why I think this piece of artwork/political punditry is so bang-on.
I also love Rep. Barney Frank’s indignant response to a woman comparing Obama to Hitler at a recent town hall meeting. Sure, he is rude to her, but he is absolutely right. How can one be expected to engage in an intelligent conversation with someone when they are entering the argument with the notion that the president is comparable to the most recognizable evil force of the 20th century? It is impossible.
I understand that speaking in hyperbole is the easiest way to get attention, especially in today’s fast-paced world of news and entertainment. However, we still have to make sure that we are responsible with our comparisons.
Besides, where’s the love for Pol Pot? That dude killed a lot of people too, yet you don’t hear people throwing his name around. You know why? Because he didn’t have a moustache.
It always comes back to the moustache.
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Tags: D.J. Demers, George Bush, Hitler, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Obama, Recession, Screw You Recession
Where do you stand on someone saying ‘You have Stalin-like good looks’? Is that still fair game to say to a girl?
If the girl you are trying to snag looks like Stalin, I guess so, man. Nice catch?
thank you for bringing that picture into our lives