Comparing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler

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Comparing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler

"To ‘learn’ history means to seek and find the forces which are the causes leading to those effects which we subsequently perceive as historical events.” – Adolf Hitler

Growing up poor in a small town in Austria he had dreams of becoming famous; some would even say this dream soon became an obsession. This fascination soon engulfed his life, viewing his goals as a catalyst for a better life. After a brief stint in the army he pursued this dream and learned to use propaganda as a springboard to achieve a high ranking position in a political party. This political party was currently in power in the country he had immigrated to in his twenties, a country he could now call his own. Two Austrian men adequately fit this description: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler.

Most people do not associate Arnold Schwarzenegger with Adolf Hitler, but as one examines the lives and goals of each of these household personas, similarities arise in their upbringings, careers, and even personality traits. Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Adolf Hitler grew up impoverished in small towns in Austria with dreams of becoming famous. Each had their own motivation that drove their successes, Schwarzenegger weight lifted and Hitler developed his notions of anti-Semitism. The goal of this paper is not to extrapolate that Schwarzenegger is an anti-Semite, nor that he has plans to execute millions of Californians in the same way Hitler used his power and influence. This comparison is to demonstrate and better understand the tactics that Arnold Schwarzenegger employed to attain his current position in California, and how his political agenda has paralleled that of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Nazi-Germ...

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...t Star's Father, August 26, 2003, Tuesday Racing

7: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/arnoldinter1.html

8: Schwarzenegger has 'no memory' of lewd 1977 interview, Thursday, August 28, 2003, CNN

9: Comment & Analysis: Arnie, the humiliator: Clinton took a hit for less, so why did Schwarzenegger's groping have no impact at the polls?, October 9, 2003, The Guardian

10: Schwarzenegger begins damage control over reports of Hitler comment, groping women, October 3rd, 2003, The Associated Press

11: Celebrity status gave Schwarzenegger options; Schwarzenegger met the press his way; Celebrity status changed media landscape, October 13th, 2003, The San Francisco Chronicle

12: Bustamante accepts UFW support while facing questions about past, August 30, 2003, The Associated Press

13: "No" On Recall; Does Not Endorse A Replacement, September 28th, 2003, Los Angeles Times

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