"...When party members don't run their party, but let themselves be dictated to by "party elite," then it's Berlin in 1936 all over again...."

If anyone that enjoys reviewing the history of the rise and fall of the leaders of Germany in the late 30's and early 40's the similarities are coincidence for sure, but attest to your comment.

The Germans were in the deepest recession in history; their leader promised to bring it to an end; every German will be taken care of; there will be more jobs created than people who need them; the leadership was led by a charismatic, hypnotizing speaker; he surrounded himself with un questioned loyalists appointed by himself and on and on.

No intention to indicate our leadership is of the character of those in that day and age. Only that the modus operendi is almost a match. Coincidental, no doubt. But we the people should take note of history....it does repeat itself.....and the pied piper continues his march with nary a bleat from the followers.

btk