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Originally Posted by mosquito617 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. |
Okay, Hitler was a power crazed dictator. But much of the blame has to put firmly on the political system that allowed one person, or one party to bypass all the safety systems and unilaterally form a dictatorship.
Those systems are strongest in the German political system by having a Chancellor and a president that cannot be from the same party and are independent of each other. The UK and US have a two house system. These are the safeguards that are needed to ensure one person doesn't get too powerful.