Warning from Ex-Hitler youth....

When watching the crowds in Europe and even here in America gather to hear Mr. Obama speak, the first thought that ran through my mind was that this looks much like what Germany did as Hitler began to rise to power. I am no prophet and am in no way saying that Mr. Obama is a Hitler type, but Americans are enamored with him in much the same way the German’s were with Hitler. This article is interesting and comes from an Ex-Hitler youth. He says nothing about Mr. Obama – that is my opinion only, but having studied German history a bit – the similarities between where our nation is and where Germany was during Hitler’s rise are strikingly similar. One similarity is that they were in the midst of a complete economic crisis, much like we are now. They were looking for a rescue. Hitler was an amazing orator and gave them hope. My German instructor in high school said that people were so desperate for help that they fell right into his plan and didn’t realize until it was too late what he really was. The moral isn’t about Mr. Obama, but about being on our guard with anyone treated as a “savior” other than Jesus, himself. If you don’t agree or don’t care for my opinions, I am in no way offended. But as I have been pondering this whole thing, then saw this article come through, I thought it was worth passing on.


Ex-Hitler youth's warning to America'Every day brings this nation closer to Nazi-style totalitarian abyss'
Posted: November 13, 20081:00 am Eastern© 2008 WorldNetDaily
WASHINGTON –

Because it has abandoned moral absolutes and its historic Christian faith, the U.S. is moving closer to a Nazi-style totalitarianism, warns a former German member of the Hitler Youth in a new book.
"Every day brings this nation closer to a Nazi-style totalitarian abyss," writes Hilmar von Campe, now a U.S. citizen, and author of "Defeating the Totalitarian Lie: A Former Hitler Youth Warns America."
Von Campe has founded the national Institute for Truth and Freedom to fight for a return to constitutional government in the U.S. – a key, he believes, to keeping America free.
"I lived the Nazi nightmare, and, as the old saying goes, 'A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument,'" writes von Campe. "Everything I write is based on my personal experience in Nazi Germany. There is nothing theoretical about my description of what happens when a nation throws God out of government and society, and Christians become religious bystanders. I don't want to see a repetition. The role of God in human society is the decisive issue for this generation. My writing is part of my life of restitution for the crimes of a godless government, of the evil of which I was a part."

Von Campe grew up under the Nazis, served in the Hitler Youth and fought against the Red Army in the Yugoslavian theater as a tank gunner in the German army. He was captured at the end of the war and escaped five months later from a prisoner of war camp in Communist Yugoslavia.

"It took me a long time to understand and define the nature of National Socialism," says von Campe. "And, unfortunately, their philosophy continues to flourish under different labels remaining a menace to America and free human society."
He writes: "The most painful part of defining National Socialism was to recognize my own moral responsibility for the Nazi disaster and their crimes against humanity. It boiled down to accepting the truth that 'as I am, so is my nation,' and realizing that if every German was like me, it was no wonder that the nation became a cesspool of gangsters. This realization is as valid today for any person in any nation as it was then, and it is true for America and every American now."
Von Campe's message is that political freedom and democratic rules alone are not sufficient to govern humanity justly.

"Democratic procedures can be subverted and dishonest politicians are like sand in the gearbox, abundant, everywhere and destructive," he writes. "What I see in America today is people painting their cabins while the ship goes down. Today in America we are witnessing a repeat performance of the tragedy of 1933 when an entire nation let itself be led like a lamb to the Socialist slaughterhouse. This time, the end of freedom is inevitable unless America rises to her mission and destiny."
Von Campe says he sees spiritual parallels among Americans and his childhood Germany.
"The silence from our pulpits regarding the moral collapse of American society from within is not very different from the silence that echoed from the pulpits in Germany toward Nazi policies," he explains. "Our family lived through the Nazi years in Germany, an experience typical of millions of Europeans regardless of what side they were on. We paid a high price for the moral perversions of a German government, which excluded God and His Commandments from their policies. America must not continue following the same path to destruction, but instead heed the lessons of history and the warning I am giving."
Specifically, von Campe warns Americans their political leaders are on the wrong footing, "denying our cultural and traditional roots based on our unique Constitution and Christian orientation as a nation. Christians don't understand their mission."