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Originally Posted by Owen D I think we have forgotten he was a human being the same as us.
He has become something more.
We have put on him all that is evil and wrong with us humans. A symbol of living evil. Almost as if he was the living embodiment of the Devil.
For that reason we will be obsessed with him.
Good? mmmm depends on what a particular individual uses that knowledge of Hitler and the Nazis for. |
Hi Owen.
I think the reason so many people are fascinated by Hitler is because he was completely human. Here was a man in a position of extreme power who had had all of his safety switches knocked off. He had no limits. He would do anything if he thought it would further both Germany and Nazism.
Hitler was the embodiment of what humanity is capable of at its darkest. And his very presence brought out what humanity can do in retaliation to stop his actions. It's a double edged sword.