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Should we be glad the 1944 July Plot to kill Hitler failed? (www.historyextra.com)

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[–] Zachariah 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The uncomfortable truth is that for Nazism’s spell over the German people to be broken, it had to run its bloody course; it had to be seen to fail – utterly, completely and catastrophically. For all its heroism, Stauffenberg’s plot risked preventing that. So, while we applaud it, we should also applaud its failure.

[–] Diplomjodler3 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it's OK that a couple if million people died because of some moral hazard argument? Yeah right.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I'm assuming you think a replacement to Hitler would have stopped the war. First, is that what you believe?

Second, would a more effective leader of Nazi Germany ultimately cause more deaths?