Hmmm... I think I'll just let my posts speak for themselves, rather than argue that point with you, Paul. I don't think anything that I said suggested Hitler as "not really all that bad."
In case it needs clarification: Hitler was one of the most evil individuals that the world has yet produced. I'm not saying the most evil because one could make a case for Stalin or Mao (each of whom may have actually killed more of their own than Hitler). But the systematic, organized way he attempted (and came frighteningly close to) the genocide of the Jewish people is unparalleled. That alone qualifies him as the most evil, IMHO. I just want to make that point unequivocally. Cheers, frank On November 15, 2015 9:16:05 PM EST, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal >holocaust denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't >really all that bad. I agree, it was weird. > >Paul via phone > >> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Mark Roberts ><postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >> >> knarf wrote: >> >>> Wow, Mark! I was totally making that shit up as I went along. Who >knew it was actually accurate? >> >> ;-) >> >> By the way, there *is* disagreement among historians about whether >the >> goal of Hitler's invasion of Russia was the destruction of the >> communist Soviet Union itself or to convince Britain to surrender by >> removing the USSR as a potential ally. There are good cases made on >> both sides. >> >> >>>> On November 15, 2015 8:42:04 PM EST, Mark Roberts ><postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >>>> Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to >rationalize >>>> Hitler's goals. That's laughable. >>>> >>>> ??? He wasn't rationalizing Hitler's goals! He was *describing* >them. >>>> Quite accurately, too. Check out Ian Kershaw's superb biography of >>>> Hitler. It's a big two volumes but well worth the effort. Generally >>>> considered the best historical biography of Hitler. John Lukacs' >>>> various books on the war may be better for a casual read ? try The >>>> "Lase European War" or "The Duel". Great stuff and they, like most >>>> historians, agree with Kershaw on Hitler's goals. >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
