My view on Hitler?

Question

Personally, I feel sorry for the man. He had brilliance, he had determination. But rather than using it to better society, he used it to destroy millions. If that isn't wasted potential, tell me what is. Anybody agree with me?

To help those who seem bent on twisting my words (fortunately, them being the minority), I have no sympathy for what he became, but what he could have become. He could have been great, he could have been a well contributor to society. Instead, he used his intelligence for granted and masterminded a killing machine.

Answer 1

Hitler if you think about it did better society temporarily before basically raping Europe with his phsycotic war. Before the war, Hitler's policies were the reason why Germany's post WWI economy got back on track. By ignoring the Treaty of Versailles, he created many jobs as he built up the army. Besides the army and armaments, many jobs were created as he improved infrastructure and other industries.

He was a great speaker, capturing the imaginations of his audience. Its really a shame that he had twisted ambitions. Had he not bothered with 'self determination', that German people should be part of Germany, and using that as his excuse, and reasoning behind annexing his neighbours, then it may have been ok.

It all basically went to hell when he turned out to be a racist, war mongerer. He could have been hailed the one of the greatest leaders of our time, instead became one of the most infamous.

But to tell the truth, I dont feel sorry for him. At all. He managed to escape the fate that many of us have ahead of us, the fate of becoming forgotten. We all just live, work and die, only to be remembered by a few generations down the lines of our families, before just fading away with billions of people before us, and billions to come. He avoided that obscurity, and whether it was due to a good or bad reason, he has become imortalized in history, something that the majority of us could only dream of.

Answer 2

Hitler accomplished many good things, for instance, If you drive a Volkswagon Beetle, you may thank Hitler. Ever drive on the autobahn? Again, you can thank Hitler. If you are in favor of gun control, you can thank Hitler. Other achievements include:

Bringing Germany out of one of the worst depressions in history(although destroying it a few years later)

Believed every German should have a car that gets great gas mileage at an affordable price. (The Beetle)

Invoking pride in the citizens of Germany or of German ancestry worldwide. (and he didn't need a sudden national catastrophe to do it, which is even more noteworthy because he was Austrian)

There are more, but these are the basics. Hitler was a brilliant man. The Holocaust was a terribly sad event, but the war was the allies doing from the Treaty of Versailles onward, without the allies Hitler would have not risen to the power he did. (He most likely would have been a common painter in Vienna)

Answer 3

The German authorities considering WWII has probably performed more beneficial than the different to instil democratic values in its human beings. Germany has an admirable structure and a very state-of-the-paintings electorate. They actual regard Hitler and the Nazis as a shameful element of their previous, yet i imagine for the present technology they experience that is not any extra their duty than a cutting-edge day Briton's for the Empire, or an human beings for the dispossession and extermination of section human beings. There are some neo-Nazis round, yet some thing which promotes Nazism is unlawful in Germany, not like the U. S. the position neo-Nazis flourish. the u . s . a . and Germany at the on the spot are not basically at peace yet were NATO allies because the Fifties.

Answer 4

All I can say about Hitler is thank God that the assasination attempt on his life was not successful. I know it sounds bad, but given that he was a complete mad man that didn't make rational decisions in war, his demise to early would have meant someone else who may have been able to better use the military that was far superior to that of the allies may have gained power. With Hitlers consistent distrust, micromanagement, improper use of military equipment and forces he allowed the fall of Germany far earlier than could have been.

Answer 5

In our view, he didn't make society a better place; however, he thought he did, and so did a great deal of other people at the time. To say that he wasted his potential is an egregious error because he thought that what he was doing was right, and who are we to judge? Could he have used his brilliance for what we consider to be a better cause? Certainly, but he used his intellect to further the cause that he believed in, which is what it should have been used for and was used for.

Answer 6

I feel sorry for the millions upon millions of people that he had slaughtered, men women and children that he had murdered just because they did not fit into his plans, were not the religion, or ethnic or racial background of his liking. How was he brilliant? By stealing for people to give what he stole to others. By surrounding himself with bullies and goons who's idea of a good time was to beat up on people. I have no sympathy for him or his followers. He lowered the bar for all humanity. Humanity should have acted sooner to destroy him, that is the failure the generation of my grandfathers paid a heavy price for, so that we their grandchildren can sit at our PC terminals and idle away their sweat, blood, & scarifice. Hitler's name is used too often and too litely from people who know too little.

Answer 7

I agree, but only just. On the one hand, he was responsible for one of the greatest Holocausts in history. He killed millions of Jews, minorities, homosexuals, and the like.

However, to cause that much chaos across that much of Europe calls for a definite knowledge of battle and the like. Also, he was a brilliant orator. I couldn't understand a word he was saying, but man, on any historical biography showing him, he looks like he's giving them one hell of a show! Not to mention, of course, that he pulled Germany out of a horrible depression (despite destroying it later).

Megan Leggett was certainly right. Besides, you have to think about the fact that history is written by the victors. Anyone in Germany, pre-Holocaust, would've said that this guy was the best Fuhrer to rule Germany.

Pre-Holocaust anyway...

Answer 8

Well... any artist who fails (and whatever you say about him, he WAS an artist) arouses sympathy... from Van Gogh to Ed Wood. Failure spawns pity.

However, the pity ends there. His regime was the model for all brutal regimes of the late 20th century. Pol Pot and Idi Amin and Saddam no doubt studied him. I found myself wondering recently if HE was the architect of all the brutality of his regime... or if he said "Here you handle it, and don't burden me with details", as he handed the whole show over to sociopathic clowns like Himmler, Goring and Goebbels.

But it all took place on his watch. Hitler is, and will remain, a black spot, a stain, that reverberates backwards and forwards in time, for centuries.

Answer 9

actually i think it was Hitler who was responsible for the upliftment of Germany n without him it would have been out of question for Germany to have been recovered from its depression.so i think he had played an important role n that he was a gentleman too.
but there are some negatives in him.he suppressed the Jews n he ill treated women considering that their place was in kitchen.so i think he could not be assessed to be good or a bad egg.yes and i agree with you.he could have used it in the most productive manner and could have used to make Germany a very developed and to be with vast potentials.

Answer 10

aside from his war crimes he had planned on making Germany the center of the world. If anyone has seen the blueprints that he had speer draw up for a new Berlin you would agree that this man wanted the best for Germany.