DeMint: America is ‘Where Germany Was Before World War II’

David Weigel
The Washington Independent
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) gave a short talk and Q&A at at the National Press Club about his book “Saving Freedom.” DeMint told a room of around 100 people about a conversation he’d had with an Iranian immigrant who was panicking about the surge of government spending and control under President Obama and the Democrats. Americans should listen to immigrants like her, said DeMint.

They understand socialism. They understand tyrants. But none of us have ever had it here. We don’t even know what it looks like. Part of what we’re trying to do in “Saving Freedom” is just show that where we are, we’re about where Germany was before World War II where they became a social democracy. You still had votes but the votes were just power grabs like you see in Iran, and other places in South America, like Chavez is running down in Venezuela. People become more dependent on the government so that they’re easy to manipulate. And they keep voting for more government because that’s where their security is. When our immigrants get here, they’re worried, because they see it happening here.

DeMint worried that it was the “eleventh hour” for freedom, but he disputed a question from a man who wondered if America was ripe for another revolution. “The reason I’m convinced we can do this in a civilized way is that I’ve seen, on a number of issues, that when people get informed and want to change their government, the government will change.”

The only thing wrong with that picture is, many people are not informed. They get what they know from MSM, manipulated news.

yeah, well, our "4th" branch might as well be state run.

I get updates from Campaign for Liberty and Ron Paul's site. It's sad, people attempt to discredfit a man who is actually eaning the money he's paid.

I think Demint is wrong. This government will never change...

Oh, it changes alright, it gets worse and worse...

It is thinking like this, when WE THE PEOPLE are the power and can take government back, that will make your statement sad, but probably true. If we don't demand change, we will never get it. We are either part of the solution or part of the problem.... such thinking IS the problem!

No offense meant my friend, just stating fact.

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