Do most people secretly admire Hitler?
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WWu777 — 12 years ago(February 10, 2014 10:43 PM)
I have a theory. If people really hated someone, they wouldn't talk about him right?
So why then does everyone claim to hate Hitler and see him as the most evil man in history, yet they can't stop talking about him? Hitler is still frequently brought up in the media, used as an example in articles, conversations, debates and is often featured on the History Channel. He is certainly talked about more than Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, or even Joseph Stalin. In fact, he is probably the most talked about historical figure in America. No one else is mentioned as frequently as Hitler.
Why is that? Is everyone so fascinated by him that they can't forget him?
I have a hunch.
I think that most Americans secretly admire Hitler and even like him.
They just won't say so in public because it's taboo to say that. That's why they talk about him so much and reference him a lot.
Somehow, Hitler has a certain magnetism and charisma. He represents a certain strength and unity that doesn't exist in America and that people deep down wish they had, especially since they've been brainwashed to feel weak and worthless inside. He also had a "unifying effect", the ability to unify everyone, in a way that could never be done in America and never has been done. Somehow, people probably admire that and praise him for it deep down inside.
What do you think? Do many or most people secretly admire and like Hitler, but won't dare to admit it? I think it's very plausible.
I did a poll about this in my forum to test out my theory, and the poll confirmed it. Most people in my forum voted anonymously that they secretly admired Hitler.
See here:
http://www.happierabroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19740
http://www.happierabroad.com- The Overseas Solution to Datelessness in America
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clark_gillies — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 12:58 AM)
I think it is down to the way that he came out of nowhere, with no political background what-so-ever and his rise to power was just so fast and unexpected.
Also after WW1 when Germany was basically stripped of all its worth, he was some how able to get it back on its feet and get industry moving.
I think up to this point a lot of people admire him for what he did, it is just as you said its what happened after this, and that is his real legacy which makes a lot of people feel uncomfortable. -
highpriestess32 — 11 years ago(May 05, 2014 02:28 PM)
I think he is often admired not for his actions but moreso for his convictions regardless of what made him so steadfast in his beliefs (beliefs which were often misguided and flawed), in the same way as people once admired the late Margaret Thatcher (although obviously different convictions/policies in a different era).
To be brutally honest, I think a lot of Americans and Europeans are tired of such things as the loss of control over immigration (in Europe certainly), and the state of the economy and would like to see leaders who have similar convictions in terms of grit, determination, focus and the b@lls to stick to the agenda in spite of public backlash from the screaming minorities - those who are all about rights with no responsibilities.
But that leader can't ever be like Hitler. S/he would have to be sane of mind just for starters - something we know Hitler wasn't.
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chipper-72323 — 10 years ago(January 28, 2016 06:06 PM)
Why do we have a fascination with Hitler? He was a hate monger that wanted to wipe a religion, a people off the face of Germany then the world. So why do we keep him around? To learn what cannot be enabled to happen again.
Haven't we progressed past such all encompassing hatred and bigotry? We have a moral obligation to our selves, but more importantly to our children and grandchildren to leave this place safe and secure that something as atrocious as the Holocaust will NEVER be allowed or tolerated to be repeated.
"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
