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Hitler: A Great Leader
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ColumbineKid
10/16/09
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I am in no way condoning what Hitler did. I did, however, begin a discussion to defend what a great leader he was. And if any of you disagree, answer me this; if he wasn't so great, how come public schools lrean about him in great detail year after year? Adolf Hitler brought Germany out of economical depression, brought all the people together, made Germany a world power. He was a very, very smart man with very strong motives. He kept his promises, unlike former shame-marked president Nixon, and picked the first time to come into power. The German people were very angry after being in so much debt after WWI, an agreement put down in the Treaty of Versailles. The German people had unfocused rage, and what better a time to come into power? They were desperate for a leader, one who would understand and target their anger. Unfortunately that target was the Jews, which ended in what i hope we all know as the Holocaust. But still--very smart, very powerful man.
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Dredge
11/5/09
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It is self evident that Hitler was an accomplished politician with a strong skill and mind set that ideall suited the time. One does not have to condone his actions or agree with them to recognize this. Having said that, I think that you were dead on when you made mention of the upheaval following WW I as being critical in setting the stage for someone like Hitler to rise to power. It is only with the backdrop of economic depression, social upheaval, and bitterness and dissatisfaction with the Treat of Versailles, among other things that a political organization like the National Socialist Party could rise to prominence. In a stable and even moderately prosperous nation, a party like the Nazis would almost certainly never advance beyond the status of a fringe group. The conditions in Germany were ripe for an ultra-Nationalist party to rise to the fore and it worked out that Hilter was the man with the skills, the will, and the ruthlessness to lead that party. He was certainly a strong leader and a man whose goals and methods suited his time, but I think that what set him apart was his sheer ruthlessness. He was willing to brutally cull any rivals within his own party, to say nothing of what he was willing to do to his enemies. Was he a great leader? I think not, I just think that he was an intelligent and ruthless man who only succeeded because essentially, he was in the right place at the right time for his particular skillset.
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