Re: quoting Hitler at Salty’s

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JoB
Participant

Caduceas…

I will give you that Hitler got results for a while..

but most of his ability to get things done had little to do with inspiration.. and a great deal to do with pandering to prejudice, exploiting the resentment in postwar Germany from losing the fist war and the lack of economic opportunity following it, indoctrination of children and intimidation.

and ultimately. he didn’t deliver on his biggest campaign promise.. german supremacy.

I suppose the same could be said for Stalin… although ultimately that didn’t turn out so well for him either… or Mussolini or even Saddam…

There is a huge difference between inspiration and the way that despots inflame prejudice… exploit resentment and intimidate to gain power over citizens.

whether that power is used for good or evil has little to do with the process by which one gains influence.