Thanks to Michael S. Rozeff for the pointer on the LewRockwell.com blog to this article on Obama’s messianic appeal. The original article (dated February 11, 2008) is by Kyle-Anne Shiver, entitled “Obama’s Politics of Collective Redemption”:

Over and over again, Obama invokes his double mantra: “It’s time for change!” and “Yes, we can!” …

A number of internet postings indicate that a great many see Obama in not only political terms, but also wrapped in the untarnished cloak of some vague spiritual-awakening…

A lust for transformation is a common feature of revolutionaries, and when they succeed in grabbing power, the results usually are brutal. Less than a century ago, massive numbers of people fell for a different political messiah on the European continent, and they were products of an education system and cultural establishment widely regarded as a world leader.

That place was, of course, Germany. And the political messiah promoting “change” was Adolph Hitler.

Hitler’s slogan: “Alles muss anders sein!” (“Everything must be different!”)

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