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Thanks, BJG |
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Who am I? |
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-- I was born in one
country, raised in another. My father was born in
another country. I was not his only child. He
fathered several children with numerous women. I
became very close to my mother, as my father showed
no interest in me. My mother died at an early age
from cancer. |
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-- Later in life,
questions arose over my real name. My birth records
were sketchy and no one was able to produce a
legitimate, reliable birth certificate. |
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I grew up practicing one faith but converted to
Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my
country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs &
didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye
under scrutiny. |
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I worked and lived among lower-class people as a
young adult, disguising myself as someone who really
cared about them. That was before I decided it was
time to get serious about my life and I embarked on
a new career. |
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I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It
was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had
difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me
as a child. |
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-- I became active in
local politics in my 30's then with help behind the
scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a
candidate for national office in my 40s. They said
I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into
anything. That reinforced my conceit. |
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I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work
history, and no experience in leading a single
organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker and
citizens were drawn to me as though I was a magnet
and they were small roofing tacks. |
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I drew incredibly large crowds during my public
appearances. This bolstered my ego. |
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At first, my political campaign focused on my
country's foreign policy. I was very critical of my
country in the last war and seized every opportunity
to bash my country. |
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But what launched my rise to national prominence
were my views on the country's economy. I pretended
to have a really good plan on how we could do better
and every poor person would be fed & housed for
free. |
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I knew which group was responsible for getting us
into this mess. It was the free market, banks &
corporations. I decided to start making citizens
hate them and if they were envious of others who did
well, the plan was clinched tight. |
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I called mine "A People's Campaign" and that sounded
good to all people. |
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-- I was the surprise
candidate because I emerged from outside the
traditional path of politics & was able to gain
widespread popular support. |
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I knew that, if I merely offered the people
"hope', together we could
change our country and the world. |
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-- So, I started to make
my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the
downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted
minorities" like the Jews. My true views were not
widely known & I needed to keep them unknown, until
after I became my nation's leader. |
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I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could
have easily found out what I really believed, if
they had simply read my writings and examined those
people I associated with. |
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I'm glad they didn't, because I became the most
powerful man in the world. And then the world
learned the truth. |
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Who am I? |
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Adolf Hitler |
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Who were you thinking this
described? |
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Scary, isn't it?
Do not be afraid. America can arise stronger and as
great as ever. But it will require hard work,
perseverance, and fortitude. |
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