Adolf Hitler was a lazy leader.

Since my opponent has failed to provide definitions, I will do so. The adjective lazy is defined as “averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion” and is the chief center of contention. Activity is, in addition, defined as “work…”, the latter of which is defined as “exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something”. With that being stated, I will now present my argument against the resolution. Laziness implies a lack of motivation to do work, which in turn is an exertion “directed to produce or something”. However, this does not apply to Hitler, from a chiefly-speaking, historical perspective. An impetus for many of Hitler’s actions (and policies during the Reich) was: to purify his race according to the principle of “racial hygiene”, which states that “certain groups of individuals were allowed to procreate and others not", as a medium fo racial purity[1]. The second was to establish Germany as a powerful, both economically and militarily, force in West Europe. [2] These two impetuses will be nicknamed impetus A and impetus B, respectively. Impetus A: The Nazi regime focused on “racial biology, population policy, culture, geography and especially physical fitness” [4], including “nordicism”, the belief in or the doctrine of the superiority of the hypothetical Nordiracial type and its cultural capacities [5]. Hitler’s rise, and possibly involvement, promoted the rise of Nordicism as a cultural strand in Nazi Germany, allowing it to become an abstract conception of racial superiority, as evinced in Hermann’s statement, “the shape of the Nordic gum allows a superior movement of the tongue, which is the reason why Nordic talking and singing are richer." [6] Eugenics was also promoted, in universities as well. Most notorious of Hitler’s actions might be his acceptance of the ‘Final Solution’: the eradication of the Jewish race, in concentration camps. While Hitler himself was not the architect of the plan [in fact, Henrich Himmler, was], he did however express sentiment that might have lead to his acceptance of such a plan “I am going to send State Secretary Dr. Buhler to this meeting…Whatever its outcome, a great Jewish emigration will commence. But what is going to happen to these Jews? Do you imagine there will be settlement villages for them in the Ostland?... Here are 3.5 million Jews that we can't shoot, we can't poison. But there are some things we can do, and one way or another these measures will successfully lead to a liquidation.” [7] I have shown that Hitler had the motivation to accept Himmler’s proposal and enforce it willingly in the form of persecution within the concentration attempts. Impetus B: I will explore, briefly the economic output and growth that occurred during Hitler’s reign that shows evidence for his diligence for the accomplishment of the goal. In order to improve the civil and industrial state of Germany, Hitler’s administration ramified several policies, a few of which encouraged women to leave the workforce. Consequently, rates of unemployment decreased. He did oversaw a large infrastructure-restoration campaign that however, as I shall note, did have adverse effects upon the poor (though the promotion of public works, through the construction of dams, railroads, and other works, burgeoned). [2] What does this have to do with Hitler? As the Chancellor of the State, Hitler acquired full legislative powers due to the Enabling Act of 1933 [8], thus giving him responsibility for the policies passed, and efforts to promote impetus B. This also extends to his acceptance, and promotion, of eugenics and the Final Solution, thereby an attempt to promote impetus A. The sheer volume of his actions, and change under his reign, combined with his powerful legislative power shows that Hitler committed several actions to the two impetuses. Thus, in contrast to the resolution, Hitler was not lazy, but diligent in achieving his goal. Please refer to my sources in the comments page.