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[–] anti-jihad 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

Don't want to piss on anybody's parade, but like most geniuses he was on the cusp between brilliance and insanity. Shall we say, slightly frayed around the edges.

I can see how his speeches inspired and how charismatic he was. But his tone never softened for the people he purported to love. He was driven by anger and his total self conviction allowed him to swim in dangerous waters. Ultimately, despite the many truly visionary things he did achieve, his legacy was ruined by his paranoia towards the Jews and in fact anyone who opposed his view of the future.

Not happy at establishing Germany as a heartland of industry and prosperity, he decided to take on all-comers, even entangling nations on the other side of the globe; in his own continent fighting north, south, east and west. This was not going to work. And thank the flying spaghetti monster it didn't.

If he had problems with the (Jewish) bankers and media (however remember that "media" was in its infancy and just news reels and newspapers) he should have attacked them, both fiscally and with media propaganda. As it was, he chose to demonise an entire sub-culture that had been established peacefully throughout Europe for countless centuries.

He did this purely to activate his supporters against one centralised 'enemy' - a minority group that could be targeted without any possibility of them challenging him or fighting back. Pretty ordinary people, doing ordinary jobs. But, because of his hate for the financial elite of the time he attempted genocide. Of course, his real hate was personal - the loss of his mother to cancer that a Jewish Doctor failed to spot or treat effectively.

Non supporters of the movement became too afraid to oppose the hoard, press-ganged into daubing "jude" on peoples doors in the middle of the night, or sent to fight. Most Germans would have preferred peace and the happy family life that existed in the countryside.

Also, I think you must put Hitler in the context of his time.

The tools available to the people and indeed Adolf himself were limited: no internet, no mobile phones, little international telephone system, no TV (as such) and poor international radio coverage. So rather than considered debate and (pro active) action his media machine came down to vast speeches given at full volume, ramping up the rage and hysteria. I guess it was the only tool he had.

How would that fare today? If you had been a non supporter in the crowd, would you have spoken out? If you had the slightest inkling that the leader was slightly or barking mad, would you have written about it in the newspapers?

In short. Bad political decisions. Bad military decisions. Bad judgement. Bad social consequences. Bad Haircut.

On a positive note, great vision and snazzy uniforms.

How will history remember him in say 1000 years? Bad, mad and responsible for the demise of the name Adolf.

Perhaps outside of politics Hitler would have been remembered as a fine artist, architect and technological revolutionary.

I sure know which Adolf I would have admired.

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[–] Onlio ago 

Great branding strategy and graphics