Adolf Hitler
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| + | "You had your choice between soaring to [[superhuman]] heights with [[Friedrich Nietzsche |Nietzsche]] and sinking into [[subhuman]] depths with [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. You shouted [[Nazi salute|Heil! Heil!]] and chose the subhuman." --''[[Listen, Little Man!]]'' (1945) by Wilhelm Reich | ||
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| + | "But [[Hitler]] could not have succeeded against his many rivals if it had not been for the [[Interpersonal attraction |attraction of his own personality]], which one can feel even in the clumsy writing of ''[[Mein Kampf]]'', and which is no doubt overhwhelming when one hears his speeches." --[[Review of Hitler's Mein Kampf by Eric Blair ('George Orwell')]] | ||
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| + | "What manner of man is this grim figure who has performed these superb toils and loosed these frightful evils?" – [[Winston Churchill]] in ''[[Great Contemporaries]]'' (1935) | ||
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| + | "And what are [[degenerate art|you making]]? Deformed [[cripple]]s and [[cretin]]s, women who can only have a repulsive effect, men who are closer to animals than humans, children who, if they had to live this way, would have to be seen as the veritable curse of God! And this is what these cruel dilettantes dare to present to our world today as the art of our time, namely as the expression of what is shaping this age and imprinting its stamp on it." --[[Hitler's radio speech about degenerate art]], [[July 18]], [[1937]] | ||
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| + | "[ [[Hitler]] ] applied to Europe colonialist procedures which until then had been reserved exclusively for the [[Arab-Berber|Arabs of Algeria]], the '[[coolie]]s' of India and the '[[negro|nigger]]s' of Africa." --''[[Discourse on Colonialism]]'' (1950) by Aimé Césaire | ||
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| + | <Small>Illustration: Cover of the catalogue of the Nazi "[[Degenerate Art Exhibition]]" (1937). The exhibition was held to defame modern and Jewish artists. On the cover is ''[[Der Neue Mensch]]'' sculpture by [[Otto Freundlich]].</Small>]] | ||
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| - | '''Adolf Hitler''' ([[April 20]], [[1889]] - [[April 30]], [[1945]]) was the [[Führer]] of Nazi Germany and of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) Party. From [[1933]] to [[1945]] he was also Chancellor of Germany, head of government, and state. A gifted [[orator]] with a profound personal presence, Hitler is regarded as one of the most significant leaders of world history. The [[military-industrial complex]] he helped create pulled Germany out of the post-World War I economic crisis and, at its height, controlled the greater part of Europe. The [[brutal]] embrace of total war by all sides in World War II resulted in a [[savage]] [[destruction]] of Europe and the deaths of an estimated 50 million people. The Racial policy of Nazi Germany (which included what is now called the [[Holocaust]]) resulted in the deaths of millions and the displacement of millions more. In the end he died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, Germany in ruins around him and his enemies closing in, the Red Army only a few blocks away. | + | '''Adolf Hitler''' (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945) was the [[Führer]] of [[Nazi Germany]]. From [[1933]] to [[1945]] he was also the head of government, and state. A gifted [[orator]] with a profound [[charismatic authority]], Hitler is regarded as one of the most significant [[leader]]s of [[world history]]. The [[military-industrial complex]] he helped create pulled Germany out of the [[Aftermath of World War I|post-World War I]] [[economic crisis]] and, at its height, [[Third Reich|controlled the greater part of Europe.]] The [[brutal]] embrace of total war by all sides in World War II resulted in a [[savage]] [[destruction]] of Europe and the deaths of an estimated 50 million people. The Racial policy of Nazi Germany (which included what is now called the [[Holocaust]]) resulted in the deaths of millions and the displacement of millions more. In the end he died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, Germany in ruins around him and his enemies closing in, the Red Army only a few blocks away. He was named by [[Time Magazine]] as one of the [[Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century|100 most influential]] people of the 20th century. |
| - | Hitler was also a mediocre visual artist [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Hitler%27s_Paintings_-_Landscape.jpg/800px-Hitler%27s_Paintings_-_Landscape.jpg] and author of one non-fiction book ''[[Mein Kampf]]''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Jul 2004] | + | Hitler was also a mediocre [[visual art]]ist and author of one non-fiction book ''[[Mein Kampf]]''. |
| + | ==Legacy== | ||
| + | Hitler, the f Party and the results of Nazism are typically regarded as gravely immoral. Historians, philosophers, and politicians have often applied the word ''[[evil]]'' in both a secular and a religious sense. Historical and [[Hitler in popular culture|cultural portrayals of Hitler]] in the west are overwhelmingly condemnatory. The display of swastikas or other [[Nazi symbolism|Nazi symbols]] is prohibited in Germany and Austria. [[Holocaust denial]] is also prohibited in both countries. | ||
| == Hitler in popular culture == | == Hitler in popular culture == | ||
| - | *''[[From Caligari to Hitler]]'' | + | :''[[Adolf Hitler in popular culture]]'' |
| - | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_in_popular_culture] | + | *''[[From Caligari to Hitler]]'', a book by film critic and writer Siegfried Kracauer, published in 1947. |
| - | + | *''[[The Enigma of Hitler]]'', painting by Dali | |
| - | == Hitler as frustrated artist == | + | *''[[Adolf, the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk]]'' (1932), a photomontage by John Heartfield. |
| - | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/AHWatercolor1.jpg] | + | *''[[If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy we Would Be]]'', a 2008 artwork by Jake and Dinos Chapman |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Reductio ad Hitlerum]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler]] | ||
| + | *[[Hitler's Monsters]]'', 2017, Eric Kurlander | ||
| + | *''[[Nazi]], [[Holocaust]]'' | ||
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"You had your choice between soaring to superhuman heights with Nietzsche and sinking into subhuman depths with Hitler. You shouted Heil! Heil! and chose the subhuman." --Listen, Little Man! (1945) by Wilhelm Reich "But Hitler could not have succeeded against his many rivals if it had not been for the attraction of his own personality, which one can feel even in the clumsy writing of Mein Kampf, and which is no doubt overhwhelming when one hears his speeches." --Review of Hitler's Mein Kampf by Eric Blair ('George Orwell') "What manner of man is this grim figure who has performed these superb toils and loosed these frightful evils?" – Winston Churchill in Great Contemporaries (1935) "And what are you making? Deformed cripples and cretins, women who can only have a repulsive effect, men who are closer to animals than humans, children who, if they had to live this way, would have to be seen as the veritable curse of God! And this is what these cruel dilettantes dare to present to our world today as the art of our time, namely as the expression of what is shaping this age and imprinting its stamp on it." --Hitler's radio speech about degenerate art, July 18, 1937 "[ Hitler ] applied to Europe colonialist procedures which until then had been reserved exclusively for the Arabs of Algeria, the 'coolies' of India and the 'niggers' of Africa." --Discourse on Colonialism (1950) by Aimé Césaire |
Illustration: Cover of the catalogue of the Nazi "Degenerate Art Exhibition" (1937). The exhibition was held to defame modern and Jewish artists. On the cover is Der Neue Mensch sculpture by Otto Freundlich.
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Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945) was the Führer of Nazi Germany. From 1933 to 1945 he was also the head of government, and state. A gifted orator with a profound charismatic authority, Hitler is regarded as one of the most significant leaders of world history. The military-industrial complex he helped create pulled Germany out of the post-World War I economic crisis and, at its height, controlled the greater part of Europe. The brutal embrace of total war by all sides in World War II resulted in a savage destruction of Europe and the deaths of an estimated 50 million people. The Racial policy of Nazi Germany (which included what is now called the Holocaust) resulted in the deaths of millions and the displacement of millions more. In the end he died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, Germany in ruins around him and his enemies closing in, the Red Army only a few blocks away. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Hitler was also a mediocre visual artist and author of one non-fiction book Mein Kampf.
Legacy
Hitler, the f Party and the results of Nazism are typically regarded as gravely immoral. Historians, philosophers, and politicians have often applied the word evil in both a secular and a religious sense. Historical and cultural portrayals of Hitler in the west are overwhelmingly condemnatory. The display of swastikas or other Nazi symbols is prohibited in Germany and Austria. Holocaust denial is also prohibited in both countries.
Hitler in popular culture
- From Caligari to Hitler, a book by film critic and writer Siegfried Kracauer, published in 1947.
- The Enigma of Hitler, painting by Dali
- Adolf, the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk (1932), a photomontage by John Heartfield.
- If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy we Would Be, a 2008 artwork by Jake and Dinos Chapman
See also
- Reductio ad Hitlerum
- Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
- Hitler's Monsters, 2017, Eric Kurlander
- Nazi, Holocaust
