2006-07-08 08:41:27 · 27 answers · asked by talktome 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I very muchh agree that he was a charismatic leader.he was a guy who who thought that the aim justifies the path.
And all that Hitler haters over there agreed he killed millions of jews.so he is bad.but what about america who dropped Atom bombs in Hiroshima and nagasaki just to test their bomb and to show the world that they were the super power.do you people know that two bombs were dropped with a difference of 19 days.although japan was willing to surrender after the first bomb.
not to mention stalin who killed millions of his own people. and do you thinl the life of iraqis, afghanis are less important than of the jews
2006-07-08 15:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by anoop_pattat 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Perhaps unwittingly, you have asked a question with profound issues that would take volumes to examine and on which (on other levels) there continue to be extreme differences.
To use "good" or "bad" in reference to someone like Hitler presupposes a "higher law" where there is such a thing as an intrinsic "good" and also an intrinsic "bad" with each existing regardless of what you, I, or anyone else thinks. This takes you into very deep areas of religion and philosophy.
If such a higher law exists, as I believe, then Hitler and other examples like him,are unquestionably bad.
If the "higher law" does not exist, then "good" and "bad" are meaningless expressions and Hitler et al are neither. We would have still fought him, but only in the sense of two rams battling it out for their respective territories. There would have no "good" or "bad" in the ultimate winner.
Despite differences of opinion on the eistence of the "higher law", I find it interesting that when it comes to examples like Hitler, the law is almost universally, albeit tacitly, accepted. When it comes to personal choices, the law is almost universally ignored.
2006-07-08 12:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by ldh77305 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a psychopathic, failed artist. Isn't it interesting that if he had the least bit of talent, and not been ridiculed at art school, that he never would have tried to take over the planet?
He was all about the pureness of the Aryan Race, which historically involves either German or Scandinavian ancestory, ironically, he wasn't even German, but Austrian. He and his followers, broadened the term to include most northern european peoples.
2006-07-08 09:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by jimmy h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the man is generally regarded as evil incarnate he actually was one of THE most motivating speakers of all time. If you consider his rise to power there is no question of his power of oratory. He too took one of the most cripped economies in all Europe and turned it around....much as FDR did here in the USA and of course EVERYBODY thinks he was a great man. Hitler will long live in history and later be regarded with a little less disdain than now. Hitler's motivational speeches are second to none, Billy Graham, JFK, Ghandi, Lincoln, Shakespeare etc.
2006-07-08 08:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Capt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tough one...of course the man's actions are completely barbaric and his views of racial hatred unfounded, the truth is that the man was one charismatic and persistent b@stard. Germany was going through one of the worst economic slumps in it's history after WWI (and before it mind you) and the people of Germany needed a leader that not only could solve their problems(primarily by blaming them on the Jews) but boost moral. He made some military moves that were very crucial and his tactics for war were sadly enough...effective. In short, the phrase "evil genius" comes to mind.Like Stalin, Mussolini, and Castro, similar examples of the charisma and corruption of power in a countries government, they are good at leading but they are morally corrupt.
2006-07-08 09:15:48 · answer #5 · answered by mhf119 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the war he pulled the US into did help get us out of the depression...War Is Money for the big corporations. Building all the bombs, tanks, planes, and ships put a lot of working class Americans back on the job (killed a lot as well). Of course, if your were a German Jew or living in one of the countries he invaded, it would have been real bad news!
2006-07-08 08:53:20 · answer #6 · answered by Evil Id. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hilter was a head of his time. What he did was evil and unforgivable. But if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have the medical advances that we have now-a-days. We wouldn't know about the way a child grows in the womb and the different stages of pregnancy, sad but true. Just proving everything happens for a reason.
2006-07-08 08:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh gee, let me think. Uhh, I believe he was pretty bad. I mean, he like killed a bunch of people and like did bad things, you know. Seriously, though he was one of the most evil people in world history. He started WWII in Europe, he tried to eliminate Jews and other people he considered inferior. So I think he did bad.
2006-07-08 09:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by bumpocooper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good leader, strong will power, Determined, Courageous. This is what I can think of without going into good & bad about his actions.
2006-07-08 08:52:39 · answer #9 · answered by ashtre2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be banned from Yahoo. This is the most ignorant question I have ever heard in my 58 years.
2006-07-08 08:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by hope 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋