To start my blog post about this book, I will first write the things I found interesting about the introduction. It was shocking to see that a lot of Hitler’s speeches and writings were recorded and preserved. An interesting comparison is made: Hitlerism and Mein Kampf are said to be equal to christianity and the bible; both texts having beliefs that come from wildly misconstrued or out of context pieces of the work of their origin. I’d like to think this point is a good preface for the rest of the work; it allows the reader to better understand the differences between what is said in the book and the beliefs of the axis powers as a whole. It\u2019s also quite interesting that it’s possible Hitler himself was partially jewish, but this is not known for certain. I had known that Hitler was a failed artist, but I didn\u2019t know that he was homeless for a long period of time after failing to get into art school. Hitler came to hate his father, and in doing so, came to also hate the people he worked for: the Habsburgs. Hitler joined the army, and was recommended the Iron Cross by, ironically, a jew. Hitler was said to have been a natural orator. He was very convincing and was extremely good at demoralizing enemies and creating propaganda. Hitler soon took leadership of the Nazi party in Germany, and he bought the newspaper. Although briefly in jail, Hitler was able to use his position and beliefs to manipulate the judges into giving him a lighter sentence. Hitler also stirred up great animosity between the Weimar Republic and the German Government. Although bits and pieces of Hitler\u2019s ideology can be traced to (possibly) certain people, there was no one man who \u201cgave Hitler his ideas.\u201d His political stance was unique to him.
Now, I will comment on chapter 4. He starts talking about Munich, a place where \u201cone does not know German art if one has not seen Munich\u201d (Hitler 116). He mentions the German alliance policy, mentioning that though he disagreed with it at the time, it was merely \u201cself-deception.\u201d He shows clear anger at the difference between the speeches of statesmen and the content of the press. He calls people stupid for thinking that Italy would stay on Austria\u2019s side. He says that the only option for Italy was either to pretend to be allied with Austria to prepare for a war with them, or skip it and immediately go to war with them. Hitler then says that Germany is growing at an unsustainable rate, and that there are four key ways to stop this: birth control by humans\/nature, internal colonization, acquiring of new land, or buying all needed supplies from other countries.
Next, chapter 5. The chapter begins with Hitler lamenting the period of time he was born in, wishing there was more violence and war. Hitler was eager to enlist when the war actually started. He mentions it\u2019s unreasonable to \u201cidentify the German worker with Marxism\u201d (Hitler 154). He continues, saying that one can\u2019t be rid of people with certain ideologies by using brute force.
In chapter 6, Hitler talks about propaganda. He mentions that, on his side, the usage of propaganda was so unskillful that it had negative impacts. He takes on the \u201cthe ends justify the means\u201d mindset. The target audience is the masses, rather than the educated few at the top. It must be simple.
In chapter 7, Hitler discusses the demoralization of troops at the front line over time. He discusses his time fighting the war. He describes the terrible conditions in Germany as a whole, especially Munich. He describes how \u201ctoxic\u201d the Jewish people were to Germany at this time. He talks about the munitions strike. He talks about the vain sacrifices, and what motivates him to begin to get into politics.
Finally, in chapter 8, Hitler returns to the army after getting sick. He found himself unable to join existing political parties, but still wanted to arouse change in the nation. He listens to Feder\u2019s lecture, and finds himself agreeing with all of his points. Hitler mentions that the most influential works of times always come in an era of misunderstanding and overlooking, which I find highly ironic.
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