I remember in 2003 when I heard very similar ideas on campus and how excited students were about the upcoming Iraq war. And how angry even non-students were when I predicted that the US soldiers would leave Iraq and Afghanistan in a Saigon-style.
Sadly, Hitler was elected: his party had the most votes – he needed the monarchists as a coalition partner but there has never been a government in power in Germany between 1919 and today which wasn’t a coalition. According to Goering, they would have been in power years earlier if they had a US-style winner takes all election system in Germany…
It was a fake charade rally! I respect Obama for not going! See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-march-tv-wide-shots-reveal-a-different-perspective-on-world-leaders-at-largest-demonstration-in-frances-history-9972895.html
It was a fake rally — no politician actually was there! See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-march-tv-wide-shots-reveal-a-different-perspective-on-world-leaders-at-largest-demonstration-in-frances-history-9972895.html
Do you have a link to these The Village Voice cartoons? Would love to see them!