In Reply to: Oh Hitler is interestring because of what he "acomplished"? posted by Analog Scott on February 4, 2007 at 14:13:01:
stage of history.
You forget WWII and all the years before wherein Adolph used German indebtedness and economic ruin to forge (okay, with the help of a lot of assassinations) a national unity and spirit. Yes, his military ambitions and adventures were extraordinarily destructive and caused a massive amount of loss of life, but would Germany be one of the strongest countries in the world today without having passed through that flame?
Anyhow, you find Amin fascinating, I don't. But to equate them as historical figures is ludicrous.
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- If Hitler had been just an exterminator, he'd be rather common on the - tinear 05:34:06 02/05/07 (3)
- Your posts are simply disgusting on so many levels - Analog Scott 08:59:03 02/05/07 (1)
- Ah, the last refuge of the intellectually impotent: ad hominem. - tinear 09:16:27 02/05/07 (0)
- Re: If Hitler had been just an exterminator, he'd be rather common on the - jamesgarvin 06:39:03 02/05/07 (0)