Opinions on Hitler??? (1 Viewer)

[McDevious]

Saaaaa, twas just thinking about Nazi stuff and what not, and I decided I actually like Hitler, like he took the steps necessary in dire times to recover Germany economically (to a degree) and socially. I admit he allowed for the killing of a heap of Jews, but I kinda liked him as a politician.


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[kaz1]

Jews were ruining the country back then though, it's what any sensible German politician would have done. I reckon we are too harsh on him, different times different values.

 

[Stelleee]

The values system was certainly different but Hitler's popularity with his own people did stem from his abilities as a good leader. His foreign policies towards Lebensraum certainly were built on racial "purification"; however we have to acknowledge that the great leaders of the time all agreed to appeasement at Munich. There were fascist dominated political movements forming across the world at the time - countries either went to Socialism or to Fascism, and as for what Hitler did for his own people - he certainly economically buzzed Germany and followed through with his policies. He made emplyoment and a social future for his people, even if preferences of German society were leaning towards Aryanism

 

[McDevious]

Well ahh, can't really say that Jews were ruining the country, they made up less than 1% of the population and Hitler only wanted them out of Germany, not necessarily executed.

 

[Absolutezero]

This thread is about the implications of Hitler as a political leader. Trolling and offensive comments will be removed.

 

[Stelleee]

The implications of him as a leader...he did a lot for his country and meant well; he aimed to achieve a strong and unified Germany and I suppose consequentially, people like Goebbels and Himmler took advantage of their hierarchal positions in order to put in place their own racist and inhumane policies. I personally don't believe we can solely hold Hitler responsible for what everyone else does. Not solely. There is actually no evidence - I repeat NO EVIDENCE that proves Hitler ever killed anyone himself - in World War 1 he hardly even fired his own gun - he was a fearful man; and there is also no evidence which suggests he ever ordered anyone killed. I believe the implications of him as a leader meant he didn't keep his politicians under control - it was organised chaos; the majority of the terrible policies that came out were not at his own hands.

 

[funkshen]

sorry absolutezero i'll try and be a bit more incisive

how many times in high school did anyone read any of hitler's personal communiques? i never learned about hitler, the mensch, in high school. we're never really given an opportunity to understand what the fuck was going on. i wonder how appropriate it really is to teach kids that certain people are ipso facto bad.

 

[hscboi]

on a serious note, Hitler rescued Germany from economic malaise through his own form of Keynesian stimulus - rearmament. he broke the back of hyperinflation and followed the policy of autarky. although autarky isn't exactly a formula for economic growth, Hitler's switch to self-sufficiency was not an economic choice but a strateigic one. He knew that he would follow a policy of military domination, thus that policy was the right one for that situation.

He stirred a nationalistic fervour which pulled the great German nation out of the financial woes of the great depression. He filled the political vacuum extremely well and his promises to the people certainly did not go unfulfilled. Maybe he wasn't a humanitarian, it just so happened that the nutter was a rabid anti-semitic, trigger-happy German who was remembered only for his disgusting policy of genocide and racial superiority.

I see the point that he was a strong, successful politician that turned around Germany, but of course, that does not in the slightest, excuse his crimes against humanity.