Was Hitler evil?

[Mountainmanbob]

Hitler had significant psychological problems,

His spiritual side (soul) might have also been short a couple of cards.
M-Bob

 

[jayem]

Hitler had significant psychological problems, which manifested itself in how he made decisions.

Yes. Hitler's been the subject of many a psychiatric post-mortem examination. (Speculation is probably the better term.) Today, he would be recognized as having symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. But he would be a psychopathic narcissist. He combines an enormous sense of personal greatness with intense hostility and total lack of empathy for those he sees as inferior. But he had other issues, too. When the war started going against him, he apparently had episodes of severe anxiety and bipolar-like mood swings. His physician was giving him psychoactive drugs, including barbiturates and amphetamine injections. The man was very mentally disturbed. But it must be remembered that Hitler couldn't have accomplished his monumental evil by himself. He would just have been a mediocre artist and insignificant crackpot had the social conditions in Germany not been so ripe for exploitation by a determined madman.

 

[bhsmte]

Yes. Hitler's been the subject of many a psychiatric post-mortem examination. (Speculation is probably the better term.) Today, he would be recognized as having symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. But he would be a psychopathic narcissist. He combines an enormous sense of personal greatness with intense hostility and total lack of empathy for those he sees as inferior. But he had other issues, too. When the war started going against him, he apparently had episodes of severe anxiety and bipolar-like mood swings. His physician was giving him psychoactive drugs, including barbiturates and amphetamine injections. The man was very mentally disturbed. But it must be remembered that Hitler couldn't have accomplished his monumental evil by himself. He would just have been a mediocre artist and insignificant crackpot had the social conditions in Germany not been so ripe for exploitation by a determined madman.

The US Army, actually got a psychiatrist from Standford I believe, to assess Hitlers mental health in 1942 or 1943, to better predict how he would act under certain circumstances. I can't remember the dudes name, but he diagnosed him from afar, by observing his speeches, his behavior and he actually got to interview Hitler's family doctor, who explained to him the relationship between Hitler and his mother, when Hitler was young.

I can't recall what his diagnosis was, but he nailed predicting what his behavior would be, when the pressure mounted and he said Hitler would commit suicide as well.

 

[Nithavela]

This Charlie Chaplin?

 

[BlackSabbath]

The US Army, actually got a psychiatrist from Standford I believe, to assess Hitlers mental health in 1942 or 1943, to better predict how he would act under certain circumstances. I can't remember the dudes name, but he diagnosed him from afar, by observing his speeches, his behavior and he actually got to interview Hitler's family doctor, who explained to him the relationship between Hitler and his mother, when Hitler was young.

I can't recall what his diagnosis was, but he nailed predicting what his behavior would be, when the pressure mounted and he said Hitler would commit suicide as well.

 

[BlackSabbath]

"You just don't get it do you, there's nothing I don't cherish"
It's one of my favorite quotes or scenes in a movie, I couldn't find it by itself, only the whole part with the action.

 

[BlackSabbath]

"Betrayed, betrayed by the Fuher"

 

[jayem]

The US Army, actually got a psychiatrist from Standford I believe, to assess Hitlers mental health in 1942 or 1943, to better predict how he would act under certain circumstances. I can't remember the dudes name, but he diagnosed him from afar, by observing his speeches, his behavior and he actually got to interview Hitler's family doctor, who explained to him the relationship between Hitler and his mother, when Hitler was young.

I can't recall what his diagnosis was, but he nailed predicting what his behavior would be, when the pressure mounted and he said Hitler would commit suicide as well.

The Mind of Adolf Hitler, by Walter Langer. He was a Harvard psychologist. I read it years ago. I also can't remember if he ever made a specific diagnosis. But he did predict that Hitler would likely commit suicide.

Mind Of Adolf Hitler by Walter C. Langer

 

[ViaCrucis]

Bulzie-bulb?

Not as good as hydrogen bulbs, but they work in a pinch.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Ron Gurley]

Hitler's Demonic Possession

 

[FireDragon76]

Hitler's moustache was due to his paranoia about being gassed during WW1, and wanting to ensure a tight seal of a mask around his face. It became a personal trademark.

Hitler's racial views were not all that unusual for Europeans at the time, especially in Germany. And alot of the ideas that Nazis championed were considered "progressive" in their day in developed countries. They just took them to their logical extremes and after the war, the ideas became taboo and were expunged from memory.

Nazi Germany was a modern technological state. Attributing Nazi atrocities to demons or mental illness trivializes the sense of responsibility and wariness we should feel towards all totalitarian ideologies.

 

[Ron Gurley]

Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia

 

[Ron Gurley]

Galatians 5...some of Hitler's DEEDS?
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are:
immorality,(fornications/porneia) impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

[faroukfarouk]

He did also co-opt symbols of light for evil purposes. For example, I don't know how many of you know this, but the swastika was originally a Sanskrit design that symbolized good fortune, but once Hitler decided to use that as the symbol for his reign of terror, the original meaning has all but been forgotten, and now we just associate a swastika with a dictator who was responsible for a large scale genocide.

There's an isolated town in northern Ontario called Swastika, the naming of which predates the coming to power of Hitler and his crazed gang.

 

[Tanj]

And the personification of evil in human form?
His mustache, I feel this is where the personification begins, hence why it is so startling and characteristic, like Satan goatees and v-shaped widows peaks.

He was juat like thr biggest and most horrible nastiest racist person who has ever existed. I mean when I was only a young school children and I first heard about Hitler my school aged self was completely side struck and taken back by how he was just such a massive racist, I could not believe it, I was like "what is that guy's problem!!????" I have heard racists before but that was just so utterly extreme I could it. That is a mean person.

I think Hitler was the re-incarnation of the Satan, Bulzie-bulb.

It's only because he's fairly recent and you heard about him. Stalin and Mao were responsible for way more deaths, and the An Lushan Rebellion killed about 1/6 of the world population at the time. Ghengis Khan killed off 10%.

 

[SistrNChrist]

Stalin and Mao were responsible for way more deaths

For real. Anyone who says religion has killed the most people needs to read up on just how many murders were committed by staunch atheists/communists Josef Stalin and Mao Zedong. In fact, Hitler and Stalin were close allies in the decade before WWII broke out.

 

[MoneyGuy]

The US Army, actually got a psychiatrist from Standford I believe, to assess Hitlers mental health in 1942 or 1943, to better predict how he would act under certain circumstances. I can't remember the dudes name, but he diagnosed him from afar, by observing his speeches, his behavior and he actually got to interview Hitler's family doctor, who explained to him the relationship between Hitler and his mother, when Hitler was young.

I can't recall what his diagnosis was, but he nailed predicting what his behavior would be, when the pressure mounted and he said Hitler would commit suicide as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Analysis-Adolph-Hitler-Legend/dp/153349679X

 

[MoneyGuy]

If you could go back in time and had the opportunity, would you kid Hitler as a child? I would, but that would change history and my ancestors may not have met so I might not have been born to go back in time.