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[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That is if you believe in the "great man" telling of history. It could be trends and sociological phenomenons that elevate those men or a confluence of both. It's not like anti-Semitism wasn't endemic before Hitler decided he would run on that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Although it's hard to imagine something worse than the events of WWII, I often wonder what the world would look like without it. A lot of people around that time were exploring eugenics, as you mentioned there were plenty of anti-Semitic movements, and Hitler proved in no uncertain terms that these along with fascism were very problematic. I wonder if we would be in a worse position now, with more collective suffering just spread across centuries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Fascism laden with nationalism is quite popular with the crowds and we see that now that it's been long enough since the last war it provoked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that basically what Matriks404 said? That WWII didn't happen because of Hitler and that killing off Hitler wouldn't have prevented it. It would have happened anyway, the question is in what manner, at what point in time exactly, and if it wasn't led by Hitler it would have been someone else, who might have been even more catastrophic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ah ok sorry I thought you meant he was wrong. Then let's say all of us agree on the matter