As far as leadership skills go, Hitler was the man. He pulled Germany out of an economic crisis and became a very well respected public figure.
I'm not saying that I am a fan of this guy, but the man and his works are both fascinating subjects and to say that being fascinated by such a subject is racist is ignorant as hell.
A good leader? Well, there indeed were some good leadership capabilities in him, but I've also heard several times (I watch a LOT of documentaries), that the Allies had plenty of chances to kill him at the end of the war, but chose not to. Why? Because they were afraid he might be replaced by somebody who actually knew what they were doing.
Besides, starting Operation Barbarossa (the attack on the Soviet Union) and declaring war on America in the SAME year (1941), is pretty foolish if you ask me.
The man and his (horrific) works are indeed pretty fascinating though.
He was good at getting people to follow him (though he was really lucky about the timing, since he was able to take power at a time when people were very desperate), but once he actually was a leader, he didn't do so well.
Anyway, I think genocide pretty much automatically disqualifies people from being good leaders.
No question about it. He was a horrible person, no doubt, but he was a fantastic speaker and leader. If ever a man knew how to reunite a nation and then destroy it again, it was Adolf Hitler.
Is it normal that everyone thinks I'm racist?
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That is stupid.
As far as leadership skills go, Hitler was the man. He pulled Germany out of an economic crisis and became a very well respected public figure.
I'm not saying that I am a fan of this guy, but the man and his works are both fascinating subjects and to say that being fascinated by such a subject is racist is ignorant as hell.
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A good leader? Well, there indeed were some good leadership capabilities in him, but I've also heard several times (I watch a LOT of documentaries), that the Allies had plenty of chances to kill him at the end of the war, but chose not to. Why? Because they were afraid he might be replaced by somebody who actually knew what they were doing.
Besides, starting Operation Barbarossa (the attack on the Soviet Union) and declaring war on America in the SAME year (1941), is pretty foolish if you ask me.
The man and his (horrific) works are indeed pretty fascinating though.
I said this recently to someone. "Hitler was a good leader, it doesn't mean I think he's a good man."
(I'm not the OP, just incase you think I am).
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He was good at getting people to follow him (though he was really lucky about the timing, since he was able to take power at a time when people were very desperate), but once he actually was a leader, he didn't do so well.
Anyway, I think genocide pretty much automatically disqualifies people from being good leaders.
No question about it. He was a horrible person, no doubt, but he was a fantastic speaker and leader. If ever a man knew how to reunite a nation and then destroy it again, it was Adolf Hitler.
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Agreed.
OP should lead with that next time.
This.