Short snippets of opinion:

Jan 03, 2004 18:50

sexxybobbiskit: I still want to do a tarot reading on you
Interim tres Oh: Don't be alarmed if it says something about hitler. [I always give that warning. Three different psychics and past life regressions all pointed to the signs of me being the leader of the third reich.]
sexxybobbiskit: hmmm
Interim tres Oh: I respect Hitler though... actually, here's what I told a friend:

BaconFlavordCoke: In your opinion, was Hitler really evil?
Interim tres Oh: You know what I honestly think?
BaconFlavordCoke: No, I don't.
Interim tres Oh: I think he was a genius that had such big plans for the world, beautiful plans, and people of average mentality could not comprehend them correctly.
BaconFlavordCoke: ... Oh my god. Now this is the reason I love you to death.
Interim tres Oh: It wasn't hitler that created the holocaust; it was his followers that misinterpreted his words.
BaconFlavordCoke: Exactly.
BaconFlavordCoke: Tiff, you're the only one who hasn't just responded, "WTF? Yes."

sexxybobbiskit: interesting
Interim tres Oh: It's a philosophy of mine I diligently stand by.
Interim tres Oh: Hitler believed a lot of what Nietzsche said. He liked the concept of Nihilism.
Interim tres Oh: He saw no right or wrong, just what would WORK.
sexxybobbiskit: right
Interim tres Oh: And though what happened was terrible, so utterly terrible, it was the resolution to the problem. Who would ever know if it would have worked or not?
Interim tres Oh: We can't place Judgement.
sexxybobbiskit: no one should ever place judgement
sexxybobbiskit: that's just the way i feel

How do YOU feel about Hitler?
I'm very interested to know! Respond in comment form.

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After reading a few comments: Perhaps my latter words are being horribly misconstrued and misunderstood. I suppose I went a little over the line in saying that Hitler was amazingly genius, for as with every plan, there were flaws that could not go unnoticed. When people ask me about Hitler, I generally give the response, "Yeah, he was a smart man ... besides the genocide and all." And that's my belief system right there. I don't support his actions under any circumstances, and by no means do I believe the Holocaust was justified. I'm looking at him on the basis of a person, and as most of you know about me, I can respect any person with a belief strong enough to act with real genuine on it. Yes, our perception of it is wrong, but who knows how his mind perceived it. Who honestly dug into that tangled web of delusion? No one. Leni Reifenstahl came close in dissecting it on screen, and Joseph Goebbles came close in exploiting the overral message. But do you honestly think that the view of Hitler we get is the whole truth? To be under that belief would be closing the mind to other possibilities, possibilities which very well could be the truth. I can almost guarentee not one person here has met Hitler, let alone the fact BEEN Hitler, so who can honestly give a straight answer as to if he was wrong or right. Sure, we all know the outcome was terrible and shameful on his part. But that's not what we need to take into consideration; We need to look at the INTENTION, and this intention will never be known because none of us have Hitler's mind.

I suppose it's the eternal mystery.

And on that note, let me ask some more questions: Who dictates right from wrong? Can anyone besides Hitler judge his own ideas? Why/Why not? Who's to blame most for the Holocaust -- The Nazis, Hitler, the indifferent people watching from afar, Goebbles, etc.?

Keep the comments coming; this is turning out to be a great topic to discuss.
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