Remembering the past, Work for the Present, and the Entrance of the Future

Today in 1934 Adolf Hitler became the president of Germany. A year earlier on January 1933, Hitler was named Chancellor because he was the only one able to control the masses in Germany- at the time.

After the Reichstag fire which was blamed on the communists, Hitler was made president and in short, absolute dictator. Seven years later, under his leadership Germany declared war on America after America declared war on Japan. 

The Empire of the Rising Sun (Japan) attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. In the early morning of that Sunday the anchored American Pacific fleet was torpedoed by 170 Japanese fighter-planes. We suffered from the deaths of 2,402 people, 1,282 injured, 188 aircraft, and four battleships (two was later raised and brought back to fight). 

By the end of the war, Hitler and his party were responsible for killing six million Jews, over one million Romani peoples or Gypsies. All together the Nazis systematically killed an estimated 14 million people in Germany and its occupied countries and territories at concentration camps and ghettos.

Further East and in the Pacific no force was strong enough to defy the Empire of the Rising Sun. The Japanese murdered more than 20 million peopole in China alone.

Before the US joined the war, Germany and the Axis Powers was at the brink of total victory; France had fallen and Great Britain was in near collapse from Germany’s constant aerial assaults.

Unlike many wars we fight today WWII is seen in two colors, black and white. We knew exactly why we were fighting and the reasons. Unlike today everything has a gray side; evil is never as bad as long as it is shown from the correct point of view. 

We are at a crossroad in history. In ancient times the Greeks and later the Romans started a revolution- a state governed by its people instead of a person or a family. And so there came to be wars fought for good causes instead of strengthening and extending ones power and dominance. 

Under its politics Rome fought wars for good causes, which was usually far from the truth. The Romans rose in prestige. Soon enough it became the most powerful entity in the known world but far from being righteous. 

During the 400’s A.D. Rome officially fell after centuries of slow but steady decline, due to corruption and insensitivity to its conquered territories and subjects. In 410 A.D. and 460 A.D. Rome was sacked twice. 

Recently, President Barack Obama started a controversy; as a guest in Japan, Obama honored a local tradition by bowing to Japan’s leader. Many believe as the leader of such a great nation, and the free-world, Obama should be beyond that. 

America is great because our president can bow to other leaders and it is great because its people can criticize the president for bowing. And, I say greatness transcends face-value. When someone or something is great it cannot be hidden or over-looked.  

We must open our minds, think out of the box. Wars must be fought but we must know when fighting is not the answer. As corny as this might sound, we must know when it’s time to love the enemy, when its time to throw bread instead of rocks or suffer the fate of our predecessors. 

At the same time, sometimes peace can only be reached after fighting a war. We must shed light on the importance of our soldiers and the results of their deeds. Knowing when not to fight is important- but what about when to fight? 

It’s not like we entered WWII just for the hell of it- we were forced into the situation. And now we are forced into Afghanistan and the rest of the Middle-east. 

 “We are in Afghanistan because the country was used as a base to attack us…” We are in the Middle-east for our security. We must not loose the momentum to win this war. 

Imagine if we never got involved during WWII and we lost momentum… which we did. Imagine if the Nazis and the Japanese Empire ruled the world- and make no mistake Adolf Hitler and the Axis Powers were taking nothing less. 

Who is worst- Hitler for ordering the deaths of millions or people with the power and ability to help but watched idly and did nothing? I’ve heard it said evil is when good people do nothing. How do we find a way to justify not helping people in need and allowing atrocities happen? 

Maybe it doesn’t really matter. The world is changing and the people are changing. 

As a movie buff growing-up I watched a lot of movies- many of it were sci-fi stories. Writers had such a negative view on humanity. Today and in the past, most movies released are similar to The Terminator, Road Warrior, and The Matrix. It seemed the future was destined for destruction. 

Maybe that is why I am such a Trekky- you know a Star Trek fan. The story showed a positive side of the future and humanity. In Star Trek humans was more advance but most importantly advanced in attitude and in thinking. 

Here at the crossroads there is a new generation of Americans. The lack of support by the narrow-minded individuals does not matter. These new Americans are more open-minded, more technologically savvy than any other generations; this new generation is the future and the future is now. 

 As we remember Adolf Hitler and his grab for power, his party, the Axis Power and their deeds, let us say farewell to ignorance, lack of imagination, and other negativities of past generations and let’s welcome the bright future.


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