The Mein Kampf Phenomenon

Don't let the title of this post allude you.I am not, in any way, supporting nazi movements. It's about persuasion, hallucinations and people with antisocial complexes and strong personalities.
Hitler was one of those people.I mean it would be preposterous to assume that Hitler single-handedly coerced an entire country to obey him. No. He managed to persuade them that his view on things was the right one and did so with arguments that seemed pertinent and logical (well they were very hungry and probably sleep deprived). So he looked like he had Parkinson and drove probably more than three women to suicide, so what? The people didn't know about that aspect of his life.They knew that he had found someone to blame for everything and if there was something Germany needed back then it was a scapegoat. Hitler made a career out of it. But did he really believe it?Was conviction the source of his madness or did he only take pleasure in killing and torturing and didn't really care who ended up dead or scarred? Bottom line is that he did what he wanted.Untill his death in 1945 Hitler had killed millons of people and not just jews; he had killed the handicapped, the old and those who remained in hospitals for extended periods of time for he considered them to be a burden on the backs of those who worked for a living.

But it sems to be impossible that he could persuade the people of Germany that what he was doing was right. How could he have done that? Of course fear played an immense part but that was later on. In my opinion nationalism had set the stage for disaster. And although we all like to belive that we're civilized creatures, the moment our animal instincts are subtlely awoken we may have a hard time separating instinct from rational opinion.

So was Hitler evil? Was he just severely disturbed or was old Lucifer in on it? You will find an abundance of people advertising both theories. Me? I think it's all about control. But we'll tallk about that some other time.

My recommendations: People in Planes - Falling by the Wayside , Paloalto - Last Way Out of Here and Staind - Epiphany. Enjoy.