| Hitler's power and fascination in speaking lay almost wholly in his ability to sense what a given audience wanted to hear and then to manipulate his theme in such a way that he would arouse the emotions of the crowd. I do believe that Obama has this same ability.
This is all in keeping with Hitler's own understanding of mass psychology as given in MEIN KAMPF where he says:
"The psyche of the broad masses does not respond to anything weak or half-way. Like a woman, whose spiritual sensitiveness is determined less by abstract reason than by an indefinable emotional longing for fulfilling power and who, for that reason, prefers to submit to the strong rather than the weakling - the mass, too, prefers the ruler to a pleader."
As a speaker, Hitler had a powerful influence on the common run of German people. History reports his meetings were always crowded and by the time he got through speaking he had completely numbed the minds of his listeners to the point where they were willing to believe almost anything he said.
I find it somewhat disturbing that Obama has the same effect on people. Unlike Hitler, Obama takes it one step further in that he is always dressed to kill. He appreciates the importance of a pleasing appearance in this digital age. Hitler did not.
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