Why do some people idolize adolf Hitler?
Why do some people consider Hitler a hero
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He was a powerful orator who sold his vision of how to make a nation great to his people. The guy was very effective, and it took the rest of the world years to bring him down. Even today, many leaders strive to emulate him.
Sure, he had his faults, and you might not like all of his goals. You might even find him rude, crude, and immoral.
But at the end of the day, he is not, IMO, a leader we should forget about.
Sure, he had his faults, and you might not like all of his goals. You might even find him rude, crude, and immoral.
But at the end of the day, he is not, IMO, a leader we should forget about.
@Dateless It terrifies me as well. Political issues aside, it seems like most people are now getting their appreciation of the world from tweets, 20 second sound bites, and chirons on the bottom of the screen, with little to no analysis other than factually innacurate commentary.
We've still got scripted political moments, but now they're for the reality TV viewers, and we're ill equipped to deal with policitians and media figures who say "believe me" about everything, including the fact that anyone who contradicts them is lying.
In some ways, I think Hitler actually had a harder time of it than demoagogues today, who can reach out in far more pervasive ways and convince their followers that anyone who doesn't support them is the enemy. When you get your news in a bubble, on one network, in the isolation of your living room or on your smart phone, you're not corrupted by opposing viewpoints or uncomfortable and inconvenient facts.
We've still got scripted political moments, but now they're for the reality TV viewers, and we're ill equipped to deal with policitians and media figures who say "believe me" about everything, including the fact that anyone who contradicts them is lying.
In some ways, I think Hitler actually had a harder time of it than demoagogues today, who can reach out in far more pervasive ways and convince their followers that anyone who doesn't support them is the enemy. When you get your news in a bubble, on one network, in the isolation of your living room or on your smart phone, you're not corrupted by opposing viewpoints or uncomfortable and inconvenient facts.
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@MistyCee he was appointed chancellor not elected as one.
For one thousand years Europeans have been coming together despite differences to murder jews and others. It's not as hard as it may seem, because the hatred of jews was already there. His base was there. They were dispersed, and though he may have convinced some, he didn't convince most.
For one thousand years Europeans have been coming together despite differences to murder jews and others. It's not as hard as it may seem, because the hatred of jews was already there. His base was there. They were dispersed, and though he may have convinced some, he didn't convince most.
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@MistyCee I give him credit for taking being an astute politician, and taking power. However, he was a tyrant as he was not democratically elected.
He was in the right place and time, and also was the right leader for the far right. Germany was at a crossroads, things could have gone far left, mid-center or far right. The people chose the center, but the far right took power anyways. Not because the people loved him, but because he was an astute politician with an army at his side.
He was in the right place and time, and also was the right leader for the far right. Germany was at a crossroads, things could have gone far left, mid-center or far right. The people chose the center, but the far right took power anyways. Not because the people loved him, but because he was an astute politician with an army at his side.