--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > Dear Albert, > > Be careful of what you wish for ;-) > > Most people view Hitler as the epitome of evil; he > himself, however, certainly didn't view his actions > as evil or as being motivated by evil. No one does - > most people think that they are doing what is right > and/or necessary. Hitler, for example, thought that > his actions were consistent with the needs of the > German people and the dictates of Christianity. > Mario observes: > Kevin, Based on a raw bodycount of innocent victims, Adolf Hitler ranks third in the epitome of evil rankings, preceded by atheists Mao Tse Tung and Josef Stalin and followed by atheists Ho Chi Minh and Pol Pot, though some purists may argue that he should really be ranked 5th. based on bodycount as a percentage of the related polulations. > I wish you had told us exactly what "dictates of Christianity" Hitler was following when he ordered the killings of some 6 million Jews plus another 5 million of assorted Christians and Gypsies. > I always thought the evidence showed that Hitler and his National Socialist movement were far more focused on preserving and enhancing their allegedly superior Aryan race. > And you also make me wonder what "needs" of their people and "dictates" of some religion were being followed by the world-class atheist tyrants like Josef, Mao, Ho and Pol, who are credited with a combined bodycount of over 50 million innocent victims. >
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