What do you think of Adolf Hittler?

He's done evil and all that,(Stalin is worse FYI)but If we'd set that aside first what do you think of the person? I think of him as a brilliant person that fell to his own insanity, and some people around him made it worse.

Nuttier than a squirrel's ****.

I think he was a man who tarnished that name and mustache choice for all generations after him.

A great leader and orator with the wrong ideology.

He's a fascinating character for sure. His speeches were always full of life and it's amazing how devoted his followers were in his rallies. What he did with that power was bad, though.

Dunno, never met the guy

Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't most of the deaths under Stalin's rule caused by famine(very much like Mao)? (in regards to you saying "stalin is worse")

He led a country out of the gutter as a superpower that could almost take on the whole world. And then he tried to along with killing anyone he didn't like, and his evil was his downfall.

correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)solely

Brilliant politician; terrible human being.

correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)solely

No, that number is the total of deaths he caused, i believe. He ordered the deaths of around 500 thousand-1 million people(i think) and the rest were from starvation.

Some people argue that, since Hitler was responsible for WWII, he can be viewed as responsible for the 60-70 some odd million that died in WWII...

I think he was a man who tarnished that name and mustache choice for all generations after him.

no_more_fayth

Brilliant politician; terrible human being.

edgewalker16

Good peacetime leader, terrible wartime leader.

Had the Nazis had a more competent man at the helm during the war they would have taken Europe (the UK and Russia included) easily.

He was a fascinating person. Very inteligent, had a brutal child life, and knew how to manipulate people. One of his quotes are one of my favorites, "The bigger the lie the more the people will believe in it." Plus, most people think he stirred up anti-semetism in Germany. Wrong, anti-semetism has been around in central Europe since the medieval times. Hitler just amplified it, and believe it not, anti-semetism is still in exsitence today in Germany.

Hitler was a victim, they blackmail him and force him to do stupid things. Nah, he just hate Jews.

He knew how to control over population Ill give him that.

Stalin pretty much caused Hitler to lose the war.

Very evil men.

For a man who went off to be a painter it's surprising what he got to.

He was a bit of a jerk.

Stalin pretty much caused Hitler to lose the war.

Very evil men.

For a man who went off to be a painter it's surprising what he got to.

fusionhunter

Hitler made himself lose the war the day he overestimated the Russians and betrayed them.

he was a millionaire author who went against the will of Germany but who showed how to get rid of people, thereby warning you and me that it can be done and was done.

He just needed a damn hug!SepticSangreal

[QUOTE="solely"]correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)Joshywaa

No, that number is the total of deaths he caused, i believe. He ordered the deaths of around 500 thousand-1 million people(i think) and the rest were from starvation.

Some people argue that, since Hitler was responsible for WWII, he can be viewed as responsible for the 60-70 some odd million that died in WWII...

Well it's not that simple to blame solely Hitler for the WWII ignition. Let's don't forget the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, according to which USSR troops crossed the west borders of Poland on 17th of September. That pact, signed on Stalin's behlaf accelerated start of WWII for 4 to 5 years. To Stalin's death count we should also have to add post war political murders in USSR satellite countries.

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[QUOTE="solely"]correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)shinian

No, that number is the total of deaths he caused, i believe. He ordered the deaths of around 500 thousand-1 million people(i think) and the rest were from starvation.

Some people argue that, since Hitler was responsible for WWII, he can be viewed as responsible for the 60-70 some odd million that died in WWII...

Well it's not that simple to blame solely Hitler for the WWII ignition. Let's don't forget the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, according to which USSR troops crossed the west borders of Poland on 17th of September. That pact, signed on Stalin's behlaf accelerated start of WWII for 4 to 5 years. To Stalin's death count we should also have to add post war political murders in USSR satellite countries.

Oh i know. I didn't say that i agree with that view, it's just i've heard some people use that "fact" in those "stalin vs hitler arguments :P

A leader without people, is meaningless. The ideas were not so much Hitlers as of the people doing his bidding. He presented the ideas, the people accepted them. And he was a great presenter.

Egomaniac

He's done evil and all that,(Stalin is worse FYI)but If we'd set that aside first what do you think of the person? I think of him as a brilliant person that fell to his own insanity, and some people around him made it worse.

solely

Nuttier than a squirrel's ****.

MystikFollower

A brilliant orator, nothing else. He was an awful human and not a great strategist either. He tapped into peoples fear and exploited them, so I suppose you can award him that skill also. He also had severe daddy issues which was root cause of many of his problems.

He led a country out of the gutter as a superpower that could almost take on the whole world. And then he tried to along with killing anyone he didn't like, and his evil was his downfall.

majrankin

correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)solely

A great leader and orator with the wrong ideology.

Vesica_Prime

he was temporarily blinded by chemical gassing in ww1 when he was in the frontlines, IDK if that somehow also affected his mind.

He brought his country back from the dead and nearly took all of Europe. If he didn't lose the Battle of Britain or invaded Russia during the winter then all of Europe would probably be speaking German after WW2.

Sure, he was brillant but he was had the wrong idea.

How is Stalin worse?

-Big_Red-

He killed his own people. The same was for Mao.

They essentially did the opposite of what Hitler did, instead, they cleansed their own people that lived under their corrupt rule. But let's face it, all three dictators were just as insane and nutty as any tyrant from the Middle Ages.

[QUOTE="solely"]correct me If I am wrong also, but Afaik (from what I'm reading) Stalin was responsible for over 20-25 million most because of ordered killings (Political prisoners,enemies,etc.)-Big_Red-

Not a very nice chap.

never met him so i cant really say

even with out theatrocities he committed i still wouldn't of trusted him. NEVER trust a man with facial hair, they have something to hide.