I love history, but Adolf, above any, has fascinated me from the time I was young. Although his actions where deplorable, you have to admire his wit. Never in history has a man that rose from nothing, grow to the pinnacle of power in Europe. His preeminence was undoubted, he held sovereign over mens souls. There has never been or ever will be a man whos name, just a mere whisper of it, will provoke such wrath, such ire.
God Bless
2007-12-14 16:38:33 · 13 answers · asked by Pierce 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was raised Roman Catholic.
2007-12-14 16:48:31 · update #1
Napoleon beats Hitler in every positive category you mention, and has the advantage of not having been nearly as deplorable. I suggest you read up on him. That being said, Hitler was indeed a phenomenon and is fascinating to any student of history.
Hitler was a Christian in name only, by the way (since he never even went to church, only a liar or idiot could claim he was devout; also only a lying bigot would say he had "financial backing from the RCC"); clearly, he was a closet pagan, and Nazism his pagan religion of which he himself was messiah.
God bless you, too.
Edit: Everybody in Austria was raised Roman Catholic. It's a Roman Catholic country (unlike Germany, which is predominantly Protestant outside Bavaria). Hitler did not practice as an adult, so that statement says nothing about the man. Joseph Stalin and Fidel Castro were both young seminarians at one point; I suppose we can assume they were life-long Orthodox and Roman Catholics, respectively, too? No.
2007-12-14 16:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Thucydides 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Be cautious---Jim Jones, David Korash, and other freaks such as Adolf used people by the use of words that gave the followers a sense of belonging; they were psychopaths and they knew what to say. Try screaming "in the Name of Jesus" and see the reaction you get (do it in front of a football game) just look at the many reactions that are generated when one speaks about Christianity or Jesus not to mention God or the Holy Spirit. Is it wrong well you know the answer but to seek approval of your choice is not easy to gain from those that feel differently than you.
2007-12-15 00:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by Lifeline 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it matters whether you're a christian or not. I also don't think it wrong to be fascinated by Hitler, just so long as you don't admire his actions. He was a master manipulator and yes, he was a clever man but driven mad in the end by his ambitions and desires. When he just came to power he did a lot of good for the German people who were completely destitute, first from the chains of Versailles after the first world war, then by the depression, that hit them harder than most. But after the first initial steps, his ideologies revealed the twisted mind underneath. Besides, the crappy old as*hole wasn't even a German! But anyways, I don't think its wrong to be fascinated, many are. He is probably one of the most written about people in history ever, especially because people want to try and understand his actions, why he did what he did. Just making him off as "pure evil" is most definitely insufficient.
2007-12-15 00:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jingizu 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Im fascinated by just how evil people can be, and Hitler's definately up there. Mostly because I could never see myself even remotely causing that amount of pain and suffering...It's hard to make sense out of!
2007-12-15 02:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand the part about History, but how can one be fascinated by Hitler after what he did to the Jewish people, women, men and children where torn from the arms of the parents?
He murdered over 6,000 people in the most horrible ways of any mankind, all because he had hatred for the Jewish people. Why?
Because he wanted to make a pure race of nothing but white people.
This is Satan's territory, I personally would pray about it and stay clear of it.
2007-12-15 00:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by NJ 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I know where youre coming from. His history is fascinating and his anility to manipulate the masses was amazing. There is a difference in fascination and admiration as Im sure you know; so a bit of harmless research adn thoughts about Hitler isnt wrong. Implementing his views and speeches would be immoral in my opinion.
As for the Hitler was Christian folks, just because Hitler was sprinkled as an infant and had financial backing from the RCC does not make him a "devout Christian" in any sense of the word....Im sure logically that makes sense.
2007-12-15 00:46:47 · answer #6 · answered by Loosid 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
All Hitler means to me is 666.
2007-12-15 03:45:01 · answer #7 · answered by SuperSkinny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EWWW....well he did take over most of europe and it took the
combined armies of a dozen nations to stop him.....but aside from that he was pure evil...
2007-12-15 00:43:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
2007-12-15 00:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by Truth 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Usually, when one refers to someone's "wit"
you mean their sense of humor.
Maybe you mean wits.
Either way, deplorable.
2007-12-15 00:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋