Adolf Hitler's government didn't have only negative sides

Hitler's Impact on Germany and the World http://all-that-is-interesting.com...; />http://www.debate.org... Simply put, nothing that benefitted the Greater German Reich, or Adolf Hitler politically, was a positive development for humanity. Over half a century after he drove his criminal state into ruin, he is still hailed by some as a political genius, a visionary economist, an iron willed "man of the people" who almost conquered Europe. This is done by clipping away the larger, and more vile elements of his record. Nevertheless, even here the Hitler myth fails to live up to the propaganda. Most often, his modern admirers will point to the myth of his economic genius in order to praise his leadership. As I will explain, his supposed "economic recovery" was a simple card trick. But even if it had consisted of more than smoke and mirrors, this "success" was used to load the Nazi gun, which was aimed at the people of Europe. German unity, employment, recovery, and national pride could have been considered "positives" had they occurred under a leader other than Hitler. Unfortunately for Germans and Europe, these illusionary achievements were used to empower him to commit atrocities on a mass scale. Atrocities that did not only harm their intended victims, but also forced the entire civilized world to respond with murderous fury directed at the German public. Hitler brought despair and ruin to Germany - and the lies he told to the masses made this ruin possible. If Hitler was successful in cementing his political power early on, he used this power to create murder factories and to make all Germany the target of hatred and vengeance. These "successes" therefore, could not be called "positive." They were not positive for the millions of victims of his crimes, and they only decieved the German people into thinking that their lives would be better as a result.Hitler was no German patriot. Hitler personally ordered the destruction of German infrastructure, in the "Nero Decree" dated March 19, 1945. In this executive order, Hitler commanded Albert Speer to destroy any thing of use to civilians or military in all German-held territories. [4] The command reads, in part:RE: Destruction Measures within Reich Territory Our nation’s struggle for existence forces us to utilize all means, even within Reich territory, to weaken the fighting power of our enemy and to prevent further advances. Any opportunity to inflict lasting damage on the striking power of the enemy must be taken advantage of. It is a mistake to believe that undestroyed or only temporarily paralyzed traffic, communications, industrial, and supply installations will be useful to us again after the recapture of lost territories. During his retreat, the enemy will leave behind only scorched earth and will abandon all concern for the population. I therefore command – 1. All military traffic, communications, industrial and supply installations as well as objects within Reich territory that might be used by the enemy in the continuation of his fight, either now or later, are to be destroyed. 2. It is the responsibility of the military command posts to execute this order to destroy all military objects, including traffic and communications installations. The Gauleiters and Commissioners for Reich Defense are responsible for destroying the industrial and supply installations, as well as of other objects of valuable; the troops must give the Gauleiters and Commissioners for Reich Defense the assistance they need to carry out this task. 3. This command is to be transmitted to all troop commanders as promptly as possible; orders to the contrary are null and void. Adolf Hitler The Myth of Nazi Economic SuccessAdolf Hitler had no understanding of economic matters, and relegated such matters to subordinates. Historian Ian Kershaw points out that Hitler was "wholly ignorant" of economic affairs. [1]Hitler came to power following the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg in 1934. (He had been Hindenburg's Chancellor.) At this time, unemployment in Germany was dropping rapidly as a result of a number of public works projects that Hitler continued. Unemployment plummeted from 6 million unemployed at the end of Hindenburgs' term in 1933 by nearly half, to 3.3 million in 1934. Hitler's first full fiscal year in office saw a massive slowdown in the rate of employment recovery. From 2.9 million unemployed in 1935 to 2.5 million unemployed in 1936. In other words, Hitler was reversing the job gains that were already happening in the last years of the Weimar Republic. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk...; />http://www.debate.org... Hitler's policies made a robust economic recovery suddenly become anemic. But this does not mean that Hitler did not put Germans to work. As part of his rearmament program, Hitler drafted all men between the ages of 18 and 25 who were not employed into the military, where they were paid a pittance to dig canals, plant forests, and build roads. Later, these same men would be used to enforce the criminal will of Hitler. These draftees removed 1 million German workers from the ranks of the "unemployed." [2]In addition, nearly half of the German population, German women, were removed from the statistics that were used to calculate the number of unemployed. They were still unemployed, but simply were no longer counted. [Ibid] Many millions more were legally barred from work, either due to political disfavor or because they were Jews. http://www.debate.org...(Above) Jews were not only barred from holding jobs, they were also barred from owning a business. This image shows the morning after "Kristallnacht" when Jewish shop owners were the victims of mass crime. http://www.debate.org... (Above) Anyone who was unemployed by 1939 was deemed "work shy" and sentenced to a concentration camp. [3] This left only non-Jewish white men older than 25 and who were active members of the Nazi Party available to be calculated in the employment statistics. Hitler also eliminated workers rights, labor unions and wage controls. These measures effectively made most German workers slaves to the Hitler regime.[Ibid] The only positive thing that Hitler did while in office, for Germans and for the world, was putting a bullet through his brain. Under Hitler, Germany Became Powerful.... (Below) Soviet troops celebrate German "power" at the Reichstag in Berlin. http://www.debate.org...Hitler Created Youth Groups, Such as the Hitler Youth... http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org...Hitler supported women, maternity, and family values... http://www.debate.org... Conclusion: The "positive" things that Hitler did were not positive for himself or his political career. They were also not things that were able to be used to force the world into war, or to commit industrialized murder. Any possible positive actions by the Hitler government did not cause the destruction of Germany. [1] http://reason.com... [2] http://alphahistory.com... [3] http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk...[4] http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org...