Hitler. A man that is perceived by many as evil. The man that everybody in the contemporary world fear, that anyone know, and that even the simpletons recognize. Think of something evil, bam, Hitler would pop up in your mind. Hitler is always seen as an evil guy who manipulated Germany towards every war boy's dream (like myself), conquering the world. Hitler is always associated with some unique phrases, undoubtedly you'll remember him first than the event itself. Gas Chamber, Jews, Holocaust, World War 2, Blitz, Death, Genocide, Killing, Winning anything while losing everything. In short, everybody sees him as a walking talking assassin.
A brief summary of how Hitler can influence people through his speeches.
As a war fanatic, Hitler is my 2nd most favorite general (right behind Napoleon Bonaparte). As a kid, I grew up adoring his style, in today's jargon, swag. I see him as a war hero, a phenom, someone worthy to be called a leader for he led his army to decisive victories while maintaining his aura of invincibility through his speeches. I do always see him as a great military men, a great general that is an undying protagonist for some Pinoy soapopera. I would always see him as a man who is a killer, yet a noble killer for he had a cause that he is fighting for. Hitler, for me, would always be a savvy MAN who would strive for the greatest glory honor and pride. But, sadly, heartbroken, as I grew up, the Hitler I knew is being devoured by reality through TV Documentaries in NatGeo and Discovery Channel, through the net, and through thorough readings (my books, extra reading, leisure reading, readings in class and majors) Based on these articles, Hitler was never a military genius. He was just a regular messenger during WWI. And during his campaigns, it was his generals that did the ground work for him while he was at Berlin doing the broad masterplan. Yes, as a leader he clearly showed that he was the control tower of Nazi Germany through his strategies at the war and his speeches for his men, but the thing that Hitler lack is his insight of things. He simply gets what he wants, not thinking of the causal mechanism of the things he will do. Take for example his failed attempt to invade Soviet Union. He knew that the Russian Winter is the best defense of USSR, yet he wanted to have a sweeping invasion of Europe as to not mobilize the Alies' strength. Alas, he was defeated for his stubbornness to delay his attack. This caused havoc to his men's numerical force and morale. Even God delays something to finish everything. (7 days of creation preference)
The "Hitler". Emo hair, toothbrush moustache, and hates Jews
Rise of Evil. Focusing on his battered-by-father childhood, urban poor adolescence, and war traumatic state early adulthood. The movie focused more on how he became Hitler, not who is Hitler, though the movie lacks deductive reasoning. It showed the human side of 'Evil', that he is subjected to hate, to bashing, to failure, to anything negative. He is our version of Milhouse. He is a loser, good for nothing man that Germany can conscript to continue the war. He is just an ordinary person. But here is the catch: in every single damn moment that there is in need of someone to shine and be the star, he is there to become one. As an old saying goes, 'at the right place at the right time'. As if destiny's child guided him to become one of the world's most feared man since the time of Napoleon or Caesar. It is in this chain of events that he transformed his life from a perennial loser to a warlord of an Empire. The movie showed that Hitler was not special, that he was just a 'victim' of destiny. Although we can argue that Hitler's upbringing brought a big deal in his life, it was his timing for the events that really made him 'Hitler'
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