Would you have killed Hitler?

Question

If you knew what you know now, but we're alive during the early life of hitler, and you saw him in a park as a kid - would you be justified in killing him if you had the foresight of what he'd do in later life?

Answer 1

Yes i would and myself knowing that i have stopped the worlds most horrific war from ever happening. 60 million lives lost on all sides, 6 million jewish people murdered...hitlers murder would greatly outweigh these terrible stastics...by far

Answer 2

As the postulate is impossible, the question is meaningless. If, in fact, humans had knowledge of the future, we would not be what we are, and morality would be an entirely different construct. Our moral decisions cannot be separated from our vast ignorance not only of the future, but of most of the information in the world. The closest one could come to this hypothetical situation would be to be sure in one's own mind that the young Hitler would later become what he actually became, based on one's limited knowledge of who Hitler was, considered in the context of one's limited knowledge of human psychology, human nature, history and whatever other factors would come into play. To be sure in one's own mind does not approach the value of knowing for a fact. That being the case, my killing of the young Hitler could never be justified.

Answer 3

The ruinous reparations forced on Germany after WW1, leading to massive inflation and unemployment would still have existed. It is probable that in the absence of Hitler, an equally charismatic leader would have arisen, visiting death and destruction on Europe and the world. Maybe saving Arch Duke Ferdinand would have been a better strategy?. Maybe the 'alternative Hitler' would have not embarked on the disastrous campaign against Russia and pursued the invasion of Britain instead? Maybe we should look on history as being determined by circumstances and conditions as much as the actions of individuals?

Answer 4

I'd say, no, i don't think I would, It would need more thought, although I used to think, vehemently that I would. We don't know what effect it would have, on social structure, the balance principle (meaning another catastrophe had to happen) or who he REALLY was.

--------like the masonic conspiracies i read about once on-line, one involving Hitler as a runaway mason determined to wipe out the Jewish populous for some reason-perhaps infiltration(-or the theory that the masons used Jewish money to buy their way into power...) and the SS being created to get rid of masonic infiltrations in his ranks.

sorry for the rant-and I'm not anti-masonic, i have met masons i both loved and hated-to a high degree.

but as for Hitler, hm-mm, not so sure, not one for messing with the past-we are here because we need to be to move to the next point-that is unless someone is already messing with the past in which case-feel free to attempt to correct things!

Answer 5

The Holocaust by no skill had any impact in Hitler's dropping the conflict (no matter how barbarous it became done). the bright mistakes that Hitler had dedicated is the cardinal mistake in undertaking any conflict... it extremely is, in battling a 2-the front conflict. He became battling both interior the Western the front (adverse to Anglo-American forces) and the jap the front (adverse to Russian forces) at the same time. His entire militia became spread out between those 2 fronts. Had Hitler targeted his marketing campaign first on the Western the front on my own, he really may have defeated the Anglo-American forces. as quickly because it extremely is done, he may have then re-grouped his forces and targeted on the invasion of Russia.

Answer 6

Probably not. If he was killed his movement would have continued with some weaker but effective leader in his place. The problem is that killing Hitler would not have stopped WWII nor would it have stopped the racial Eugenics Theories that were so popular in Hitler's time. Only by letting Hitler bring down the entire German nation down upon his head and the entire Nazi party could his authoritarian movement be effectively stopped and crushed.

Answer 7

Probably not. It's not for me to play God! Who knows what the consequences would be?
It's a tempting and intriguing idea though for any mortal person to change the course of history. An alternative history would have meant an entirely different world. Arguably though, would we have had a different sort of dictatorship? Would Germany have turned into a communist state? Much to consider and debate.
So, the answer probably still no.

Answer 8

You wouldn't dare kill him, haven't you learned not to mess with the space time continuum? Consider the possible consequence.

You kill Hitler as a young child, years later, say 1933, Ernst Roehm instead becomes dictator, in mid 1930s, HE decides to begin 'heavy water' experiments which lead to the first nuclear bomb built in 1939. With that device, he easiliy defeats mother russia and the allies, and the Final Solution is 'completed.'

Your mistep in the space time continuum caused the death of ALL European Jewry and enslavement of half the planet...way to go!....you should'a stayed home in bed where it was safe and leave the living to others..

Answer 9

All in all yes, but here is the rub, by killing you have now soiled you self, is it fair to ask anyone to kill a child, even for the greater good? Killing little Hitler may have save many lives, but murdering a child will ruin the life of the killer.

Answer 10

what if you did kill Hitler in his early years?what if someone he had killed or cause to die turned out to be worse than he was? if a russian that didnt die in the defense of stalingrad was more evil than he was. Or some person that was a victem of his cleansing policies? I believe things happen for a reason, ww2 and the atrocities that happened with it helps to give rational people something to think about. Like do you want that on your conscience? Everybody needs a marker to think back on.

Answer 11

No, maybe i´d look for madamme Blabasky, the nazi philosophy author and i`d killed her, hitler could be a great prime minister, that could lead Germany out of the WWI crisis, without entering again in a war...