Mikeegrini
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Re: Was Hitler that bad?
In comparison to whom or what?
In comparison to whom or what?
Did a bit of travelling Sudetenland, Poland and France before settling back in Berlin getting married and living happily never after.CTID1988 said:Ive got a huge anthology of books on his life. He seems like a really nice guy to me. Im missing Volume III: 1939 - 1945, if anybody has it can they let me know
shadygiz said:the german people were indoctrinated into believing they had a right to claim land...land that the nazi party said was part of the fatherland....the nazi party doctered the situation for their own benefit and forced their propoganda on the people
nashark said:Fair enough, I apologise for my impartiality as OP.
Hitler was terrible, at least a 9 on my scale of horrific world leaders. I am raising the question as it appears in historical texts that he was the only one who shouldered the blame. He was also the face of the German people, not an individual who took them into war on his own accord. The German people wanted to reclaim their former territories and were quite happy, it seems, till circa 1941. He also encouraged trading with the east and brought the German economy back to a stable condition until 1940. It was the German people who wanted to reinvent colonialism, and Hitler was in charge of that. British people forget that under Gladstone and Disraeli, we were very similar.
Sorry City for life if you are offended by a simple question. BTW, I do know a lot more about history than you.
If you do know more about history then me, I am pleased for you, seeing I have completed 33 years miltary service and still serving, and in that time spent 6 years in Germany with the Forces I may know a little more about History then you think. In that time I spent 2 years living with a German family and spent many a hour talking with older members of the family about past events and the effect it had on them as Human beings but more importantly as Germans. So I was not offended by your OP but very suprised that this kind of question would be asked.
Having served in the Falklands,Germany, Malta, 2 Gulf Wars, Iraq and Afgan I would like to think I have taken the time to learn a little about History or maybe I wouldn't put my own life on the line.
It would be the ultimate irony if this thread gets pulled.
CTID 1988, very funny.
nashark said:shadygiz said:the german people were indoctrinated into believing they had a right to claim land...land that the nazi party said was part of the fatherland....the nazi party doctered the situation for their own benefit and forced their propoganda on the people
Indoctrination is not the same as coercion.
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shadygiz said:the german people were indoctrinated into believing they had a right to claim land...land that the nazi party said was part of the fatherland....the nazi party doctered the situation for their own benefit and forced their propoganda on the people
blame for what? what about the nuremberg trials? or any of the other trials of former nazis that have taken place over the last 60 years?nashark said:he was the only one who shouldered the blame.
Helmet Cole said:Hitler was a product of his time and the prevailing national sentiment. He came to power on the back of national anger fear, and insecurity. Much the same as the smaller scale rise of the BNP that we are seeing now with their bollocks. (no offence intended to BNP members)
nashark said:Indoctrination is not the same as coercion.
DirtyEddie said:blame for what? what about the nuremberg trials? or any of the other trials of former nazis that have taken place over the last 60 years?nashark said:he was the only one who shouldered the blame.
i mean at nuremberg alone the the nazis tried were charged with crimes against the peace, being involved in waging a war of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. and whatever faults that trial or any subsequent trial had to claim that hitler was 'the only one who shouldered the blame' is quite clearly a load of rubbish.
which nazis specifically are you refering to who were acquitted for just 'doing as they were told'? and you will have to rephrase the second thing you said because ive read it twice and still have no idea what you meannashark said:DirtyEddie said:blame for what? what about the nuremberg trials? or any of the other trials of former nazis that have taken place over the last 60 years?
i mean at nuremberg alone the the nazis tried were charged with crimes against the peace, being involved in waging a war of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. and whatever faults that trial or any subsequent trial had to claim that hitler was 'the only one who shouldered the blame' is quite clearly a load of rubbish.
What about the many Nazi's who were acquitted as they were doing as they were told? I understand your point but over the last 60 years, it has been removed from Germany as a nation.