that's fine,but most influential person of the last one hundred years? Really? More influential than Einstein,Picasso,Mandela,Churchill,luther king,etc,etc.
he was German born,however he took Swiss nationality in 1900,German/Swiss in 1914 then renounced German citizenship in 1933.then moved to America and became a citizen in 1940.
From what I've heard and seen ,when I've visited their beautiful country .....is that Hitler ,the Nazis and that period of time is largely something that Germany and it's people would very much like to forget....lasting mark or not .they certainly do not want it glorified in any way,because there was no good involved in it.and Hitler wasn't even German,he was Austrian.
yeah I wasn't trying to sharpshoot you,I was just adding to what you posted.
Well it's impossible for them to deny it,because there's so much evidence on the atrocities committed in that time period.but my point is ....they're not trying to remove themselves from it,they just want to forget it.what countries try to "pretty it up"?
Haha yeah,he already tried that.......and failed.that's probably why he stole so many masterworks from around Europe.
i fully understand your points of view,and I'm not being argumentative,however there's the relatives of six million Jews who would disagree with you on the merits of how influential Adolph Hitler was .as well as the nation of Israel.one other small thing ,that needs to be added.....he was a coward,he committed suicide when it came on top for him,rather than face the music.I guess his ambition and influence(manipulation) far outweighed his "talent".exactly like his career as an artist and painter.Honestly.. Yes.
He's without a doubt in the top 5.
again, I'm saying influential. That doesn't mean good.
Look at what he was able to do. He had little education and little resources in the beginning and he was able to overtake Germany, flip their depression giving 5-6 million people jobs. Taking their research and military leaps and bounds ahead of it's time. In the early days of his reign, he was loved by his country. It's takes an influential person to do this.
It's kinda funny how most fictional villains always want to "rule the world". Hitler came as close as anybody in the modern world and nobody will ever even get as close as he did. This dude controlled a large part of Europe and Africa and if you count his alliance, he had even more.
Of course he was crazy and a horrible person, especially during the final years of the war. Who knows if he would have laid back on the drugs, and listened to his Generals more.. he could have accomplished more.
With all that being said... he's the worst person of the last 100 years and shouldn't be glorified at all, however he's a very important part of history whether we like it or not.
Like Eddie said, we don't have to take everything so damn serious. Especially shit that happened before we were even born. Just my 2 cents
