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I’m watching an interesting show on the History Channel called Hitler’s Lost Plan. Supposedly, this manuscript was found long after WWII and was tested to determine date of origin, and it was found to be real. It was Hitler’s sequel to Mein Kampf, in which he gives his rationale for invading America. He saw America as having vast land and power because the immigrants it brought in were the strong ones who ventured out, unlike those who stayed behind in their home countries. I don’t know if anyone has read this book, but if you have, let me know.
I think I heard something about this a long time ago. I have not seen anything on it though. I am sure Hitler took time to write down some of his thoughts. He was a methodical thinker, but erratic. Hitler has been condemned by many as being an intellectual lightweight. I won’t put him on the scale of a Hegal, Nietzsche, Marx, or Schweitzer (some German notables). But he was meticulously visionary in what he hoped to accomplish….a genius in its own right. Of course I am a Christian, and I think the Devil played a role in his ascendancy too. The only thing that prevented Hitler’s success was his impatience and his insistence to micromanage the war rather than adhering to the advice of his generals…..notably Rommel. After the July Plot (Operation Valkyrie), Hitler’s paranoia climaxed to such a degree that he could not trust anyone near him, thus reinforcing his already present need to control details all the more. As a side note, Hitler respected England, France, and America because he viewed them as descendants of the Anglo/Germanic peoples (Teutons).
I continued watching the show and it said that this sequel to Mein Kampf was published in 2003. Regarding Hitler’s interest in America, it said that this was true earlier in his career (i.e. 1920s – he wrote this book around 1928), he eventually came to despise the country because of its mixture of races. Perhaps Jesse Owens’ performance in the 1936 Berlin Olympics contributed to this animosity (I know Hitler did not like it).
And yes, I agree that Hitler was probably an intellectual lightweight, along the line of the Unabomber. What I find fascinating, though, is the story of Hitler's rise to power, how he was able to rise from rather ordinary conditions to rule his country with an iron fist. There's a good website that has the story at http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm. It's also fascinating to wonder how the German people came to follow him. Last time I was in Germany, I took a tour of the concentration camp at Dachau where this precise question is considered.I’m just glad that Hitler didn’t win the war. Imagine if the Germans had got the A bomb first instead of the US. A couple of well placed nukes and he would have been ruler of the world. Not a very pleasant thought 😯
I think I heard something about this a long time ago. ?I have not seen anything on it though. ?I am sure Hitler took ?time to write down some of his thoughts. ?He was a methodical thinker, but erratic. ?Hitler has been condemned by many as being an intellectual lightweight. ?I won't put him on the scale of a Hegal, Nietzsche, Marx, or Schweitzer (some German notables). ?But he was meticulously visionary in what he hoped to accomplish....a genius in its own right. ?
Of course I am a Christian, and I think the Devil played a role in his ascendancy too.
?The only thing that prevented Hitler's success was his impatience and his insistence to micromanage the war rather than adhering to the advice of his generals.....notably Rommel. ?After the July Plot (Operation Valkyrie), Hitler's paranoia climaxed to such a degree that he could not trust anyone near him, thus reinforcing his already present need to control details all the more. ?As a side note, Hitler respected England, France, and America because he viewed them as descendants of the Anglo/Germanic peoples (Teutons). Maybe God played a role in his descendency as well.  By the way If some one could help me figure out how to quote just a portion of someones post that would be great.
Stumpfoot, to quote just a portion of someone's post, you just need to click on “quote” on their post, and then you'll see their entire post with the [ quote= and the /quote ] brackets surrounding the words. You just need to delete all the words of their post that you don't want to quote, leaving the words and/or sentences within the brackets that you want to quote. Just make sure that when you type your response, that you do it after the last bracket (i.e. after the /quote] portion). It's actually not that hard and you should be able to pick it up with a little practice.
