We always told our younger brother when he was screaming for a go on Super Mario Kart, that watching is as good as playing the game. Same principal really.
Sunday Independent, February 5th, 1933
THE EOIN HARRISON COLUMN
Hitler deserves a chance
Protests by opposition supporters are just childish - the new German Chancellor is not a racist and will undoubtedly row back on his more populist promises, says Eoin Harrison
The reaction from all over the world to Adolf Hitlerâs appointment as German Chancellor has been nothing short of hysterical, to the point of it even being a little amusing.
Smug, all-knowing left-wing liberals everywhere have been pontificating from behind the safety of their typewriters. They have little understanding of what real Germans are thinking and how Hitler has perfectly tapped into the mood of the times in a way the metropolitan liberal elites have completely failed to do.
Hitler has promised to bring the jobs back to failing industrial areas, get better trade deals for Germany, rebuild the countryâs infrastructure, eradicate the corruption of the Berlin insiders, and clamp down on immigration, especially Jewish immigration. This appeals to real Germans, and the left simply donât get it.
I travelled over to Germany for the last few days of the campaign and was tremendously enthused by what I saw. Hitler has made politics relevant to the ordinary man in a way it hasnât been since the days of Bismarck. Heâs not a politician. He has charisma, people listen to him. People may lampoon his facial hair, but thatâs part of the charm.
Heâs an outsider and thatâs what the people want. The enthusiasm at his rallies has to be seen to be believed. That enthusiasm is undoubtedly good for democracy. I attended a rally in Nuremberg three days before the election. Critics have branded his supporters as âracists and anti-semitesâ. These people are no racists or anti-semites. Theyâre just ordinary Helmuts and Hildegaards who are sick of seing their country decline and want to make it great again. They believe Hitler will do that. And so do I.
The out of touch, politically correct classes moan about him not having won a majority of the votes â this completely misses the point. The German system is a democratic parliamentary one - a representative democracy designed specifically to protect against the worst excesses of demagoguery - that was the genius of the founding fathers who wrote the constitution in 1919. The lessons of the Great War period have been learnt. Hitler will be no new Kaiser â he wonât be free to exert his own authority in an unfettered way, but subject to the checks and balances of the system.
The most hysterical commentary on Hitlerâs election has surrounded his promises on Jews and immigrants. Letâs get real here. Hitler is no racist and no anti-semite. He is a pragmatist and knows that he will need the support of all ethnic groups going forward if he is to make this administration a success.
Jews will not be deported, they will not be discriminated against. There will be no crackdown on a free press. Talk of invading other countries is so ludicrous as to be unworthy of a response.
But one thing is for sure. Hitler and his team tell it like it is. Real Germany is sick of the political correctness surrounding political discussion. Michael Flinz, the man rumoured to be Hitlerâs choice as National Security Chief, has said that âfear of Jews is rationalâ. Thatâs a sensible and in no way racist or anti-semitic point to make. But those outside of Germany who donât understand the situation have blown the comment into something itâs not. Rational discussion is impossible amidst such overblown reaction.
Thereâs a serious lesson here for the left. They have neglected the concerns of the ordinary German. They must address that if they want to be relevant again. They must learn that itâs not anti-semitic to object to Jews taking their jobs or peddling their far-left influence in academia. Allegations of anti-semitism lose their meaning if theyâre thrown around like confetti. Letâs hear no more of them from those who donât understand whatâs happening on the ground.
Berlin insiders have been apoplectic as Hitler moves to appoint his new team. The biased liberal media have added to the noise surrounding the appointment of the new cabinet by claiming, without any evidence whatsoever, that the process was in âchaosâ. National broadcaster, Cable Nachrichten Networken (CNN ) - known good humouredly by the Nazi camp as the âCommunist News Networkâ â even said there was a metaphorical âknife fightâ going on. Rest assured, knives have no place in this new administration.
Already, six days into his tenure, Hitler is showing strong signs of rowing back on his campaign rhetoric and being a Chancellor for all the people. He has so far appointed two popular and well respected ministers. Wilhelm Frick, the new Interior Minister, is strong on policy details, a superb organiser, and said to be âa safe pair of hands who will relish the cut and thrust of parliamentary debateâ, while Hermann Goering, ridiculously accused by left-wingers of being an anti-semite, is seen as a maverick who wonât be afraid to do some straight talking in the new coalition cabinet in his role as Minister Without Portfolio.
Joseph Goebbels, owner of the extremely popular alternative newspaper Breitburst, has made a name for himself as a gifted journalist and communicator and is hotly tipped to become Communications Minister. Allegations that he is an anti-semite and an irresponsible hothead are also well wide of the mark. Heâs another very talented maverick who will do a fine job if appointed.
Heinrich Himmler is tipped for a major role in the Defence department. Widely respected across party lines and viewed as extremely capable and versatile, heâll bring a calm head and a common sense attitude to the cabinet.
So overall, Hitler has surrounded himself with people he can trust, and looks like heâll have the backing of a very strong team, perhaps the strongest since Bismarck.
I was heartened by the Taoiseachâs message of congratulations to the new Chancellor. Ireland and Germany have always had a close relationship and I expect that to continue without any problems over the coming years.
Hitler has won his chance. Letâs give him that chance. Pessimism about his leadership is misplaced. This outsider has been written off many times but always won against the odds. And, whisper it, he may just turn out to be an inspired choice.
Eoin Harrison
Almost as juvenile as an Eoghan Harris article.
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Canât take a joke, pal? 
Itâs a pathetic attempt at humor, pal. You should post it on a site frequented by morons that might appreciate it.
You really canât take a joke, you know.
Oh I can, you know.
Reductio ad Hitlerum is a logical fallacy, unsurprising that you fall headlong into it. You are in good company though with its greatest proponent, Glenn Beck, your equivalent on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Arenât you the one who calls feminists âNazisâ, mate?
Reductio ad failurem.
Wow, you used the phrase âlogical fallacyâ - like all posters who use that phrase on the INTERNET, you must be really intelligent.
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Give us all a break from your hate.
Canât take a joke, pal?
Iâm not the one whoâs proved they canât take a joke.
You are the joke.
No mate, my humor is just a bit more sophisticated than yours is all.
About as sophisticated as Trump mocking a disabled person. Those who claim sophistication are generally the ones who havenât got it.
Throw in another pidgin latin phrase there to make yourself appear intelligent, while youâre at it.
You seem genuinely distraught at the outcome of the US election. I suggest you spend some time in rural Wisconsin and explain the error of their ways to those dumb fucks that voted for Trump.
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Iâll leave you on your own in rural Wisconsin, thanks. Enjoy the winter. The climate isnât warming up, remember, as your new administration says, so there should be plenty of snow.
He has lost the plot.
Sid on fire here
We have never witnessed a meltdown like this. 
Hopefully Sad Sid will stick around for the next 8 years, although at his current rate of meltdown he could implode sooner than that.
