Sunday, February 27, 2011

Great Master In Lying

While reading Mein Kampf I have been highly intrigued by Hitler's seemingly rational explanation of of the principles of Nature's rule which according to Hitler is "the inner segregation of the species of all living beings on this earth". Hitler supports his argument with absurdly biased opinion which he disguises as fact. Hitler believes that the sole reason that cultures die out is a result of mixed breeding. He says, "Men do not perish as a result of lost wars, but by the loss of that force of resistance which is contained only in pure blood". This preposterous statement exists is the core of his hatred for Jews. What struck me as most fascinating and shocking was not Hitler's nonsensical statements, but his ability to create such a vast following of anti-semites who trusted his his un-educated reasoning and beliefs.
Hitler spends a lot of time comparing Jews to parasites who invades foreign countries and steals their culture. This struck me as highly ironic because Hitler himself is on the verge of taking control of a country other than his birth country. Hitler in a sense invades Germany and imposes his own beliefs and values onto the German people. Hitler manipulates his readers by disguising opinion as fact which is unbelievably ironic as Hitler refers to the Jew as the "great master in lying". Hitler also says in a different part of Mein Kampf, "the great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than a small one". His blatant lies and manipulations make it very difficult to read and take seriously.

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