Was Hitler Evil?

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Ich weiß nicht, Zum Donnerwetter!

Originally posted by Boots
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Ich weiß nicht, Zum Donnerwetter!

People are not good or evil. The path that they are on is good or evil, and Hitler was on an evil path.

Weren`t you banned?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
People are not good or evil. The path that they are on is good or evil, and Hitler was on an evil path.

What is Evil to you? The path he was on was paved with good intentions for the German people!

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
Weren`t you banned?

Only temporarily for posting mainly in german. I will still post in German a bit but not as much.

Believe me,

Der Teufel wird los sein!

Originally posted by Boots
What is Evil to you? The path he was on was paved with good intentions for the German people!

The three lower worlds are the evil paths.

See:

http://www.sgi-usa.org/buddhism/faqs/tenworlds.htm

Okay, vast majority of people consider Hitler an extremally evil person.

What matters Boots, is where do YOU stand?

Originally posted by Lord Melkor

What matters Boots, is where do YOU stand?

Why? Does where I stand matter so much?

Originally posted by Boots
Why? Does where I stand matter so much?

Now I want to know. 😉

It matters to me Boots, because it would say much about you, at least to me.

I don't think Hitler was evil, I think he had reasons for what he did. I don't believe in evil.

Originally posted by Boots
I don't think Hitler was evil, I think he had reasons for what he did. I don't believe in evil.

The act of allowing Innocent people to be killed is evil and he did not stop what was going on under his command. That evil karma is his evil karma.

But don`t you think that people like Hitler should be opposed?

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
But don`t you think that people like Hitler should be opposed?

Why?

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
But don`t you think that people like Hitler should be opposed?

If you are asking me; the answer is YES

Of cause they should but to the question is Hitler Evil no he isn't, as the one above said his path was evil but he had some pretty messed up childhood to.

Originally posted by Utrigita
Of cause they should but to the question is Hitler Evil no he isn't, as the one above said his path was evil but he had some pretty messed up childhood to.

Hitler had a gift. At some point in his life he made a choice to follow an evil path. If he had not followed that path, he may have been a great leader of his people. As it is, he destroyed his people.

I am asking Boots, I don`t doubt that almost all people on this forum would believe so.

I hate questions like this.

Any really intelligent answer must prefix the "there is no real good or evil", which then seems to legitimize the actions of evil men, simply because there is no universal standard to hold them to.

However, since Hitler did break pretty much every moral code on the planet, with the exception of the one that says "anything Hitler does is right", I have no problem calling him pure and unadulterated evil.

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
But don`t you think that people like Hitler should be opposed?

With every cell in my body

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
I am asking Boots, I don`t doubt that almost all people on this forum would believe so.

I actually doubt this. Many people on this forum do not see Hitler as evil.