• UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    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.

    • Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com
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      7 months ago

      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.

    • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
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      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.