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[โ€“] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That is if you believe in the "great man" telling of history. It could be trends and sociological phenomenons that elevate those men or a confluence of both. It's not like anti-Semitism wasn't endemic before Hitler decided he would run on that.

[โ€“] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 7 months ago

Although it's hard to imagine something worse than the events of WWII, I often wonder what the world would look like without it. A lot of people around that time were exploring eugenics, as you mentioned there were plenty of anti-Semitic movements, and Hitler proved in no uncertain terms that these along with fascism were very problematic. I wonder if we would be in a worse position now, with more collective suffering just spread across centuries.