Absolutely. However, I think that we as Americans haven't given up our essential liberties, but rather our Administration has decided themselves to take away certain rights of the American people. Some would argue that the American people gave him the permission when they elected him. But Bush wasn't running on a campaign warning them that their personal liberties will be breached if you vote for Bush (something that makes Bush differ from Hitler). He only ran on rhetoric, telling people what they wanted to hear, rather than the truth. But I voted "yes" in your poll because although what I just described to you happened, we as Americans (as a consensus) have not dissented and thrown Bush and his cronies out of office for doing so.

Its quite an interesting time in history, and esspecially in American History. While the German people were easily subdued by German nationalism and jobs in the SA, and easily distracted by fake foreign invasions such as the Himmler Operation or a constant bombardment of Nazi propaganda while their freedoms are being taken and facism on the rise; the American people are easily distracted by material toys from the country's free-market fundamentalism while their own freedoms and essential liberties are being taken and facist theocracy on the rise.

You don't have to go far to look for proof. During the Civil Rights movement you could ask just about any African-American and they could tell you about the blatent racism in America, and probably even what they're doing about it. However today you ask anyone if they're aware their giving up their essential liberties for little temporary safety and they look at you like you're from a different planet. Not because they dissagree politically from what you said, but rather they don't give a shit about politics even if it directly effects them. All they care about are their material toys and whether or not their appearance is following the changing picture dictated by corporations. How quickly we have moved from a "Let Freedom Ring" country to a "Bling Bling" country.