This is a fantastic book on the parallels between today’s society in America and that of Nazi Germany.
The author takes a chilling look into the
similarities between the life, culture, politics, and mindset of the
populace in Nazi Germany and how we are seeing history begin to repeat
itself (as it often does) today.
Here’s the book’s description:
“According to Dr. Lutzer, the German people’s progression from civility to barbarity was not extraordinary yet the Nazi regime will forever serve as an example of brutality and extreme racism run amok. More than a few benchmarks from their transition can be observed in present day American society. This book does not suggest the United States is definitely marching toward authoritarian oblivion, but that we — especially we believers — must take note of these lessons from history and be vigilant in our stand for truth, justice, and righteousness.”
This book serves as not only a history lesson, but as a warning for where we’re headed. Here is a quote from the book:
. . . [L]aws making education in public schools
compulsory have historically been found in the most totalitarian of
governments where state-sponsored indoctrination was a major goal of the
educational system. Although it is still legal to homeschool children
in America, we can’t assume that freedom will continue. . . . The
children in [Nazi] Germany were subjected to films that presented the
Nazis’ view that the Jews were subhuman and that they were an
unnecessary burden on society. Darwin’s evolutionary notions were also
presented in the classroom to extol the virtues of the Aryan race (the
Germans) and that the evolutionary idea of survival of the fittest could
be hurried along by the extermination of the weak. Since only the
fittest survive it makes good sense that “might makes right.” Hitler
asked, “Why can’t we be as cruel as nature?” Continue at Pilgrim
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