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СКАЧАТЬ The first speech was given by Gottfried Feder: “How and By What Means is Capitalism to be Eliminated?” After this speech, as Hitler took his leave, he overheard another speaker address the topic of Austria combining with the German state of Bavaria to form a new nation on Germany’s border. Hitler, the fervent nationalist, stopped cold in his tracks, listened intently and, taking to the speaker’s podium, forcefully decried the man’s theories for an impassioned fifteen minutes. Listening intently to Hitler’s speech, the organizer of the German Worker’s Party, Anton Drexler, was so impressed that he gave Hitler a pamphlet “My Political Awakening” and urged him to read it and return. When Hitler did, he found the same thinking as his: anti-Semitism, nationalism, pro-militarism, and a party consisting of working class people; Hitler’s thoughts exactly. He joined and would soon be its unopposed leader. This perhaps was a very early indicator of Adolph Hitler’s forceful personality. The world would never be the same. As the new leader of the party, Hitler developed his famous twenty-five points which became the foundation of his philosophy.

      These points, which were unknown to most people at the time they were written, gave us an excellent idea of Hitler’s mentality, which as we see them now in 20-20 view, are clear precursors of what was to come if Hitler ever took power.

      First point is a simple statement that demands that all Germans unite to form a “Greater Germany.” This is misleading because he fails to define “all Germans,” and on initial reading, one might conclude that it means all Germans regardless of race or religion. That, of course, would be the furthest thing from Hitler’s mind as he would exclude from the definition of “all Germans” Jews and other “inferior races defined as non-German Aryan.” This would be an early indication of Hitler’s future true intentions, but remained hidden behind the early and virtually unknown manifestations of the thoughts of an unknown political novice.

      Historically. the term Aryan referred to the “white race” who spoke Indo-European languages and were intrinsically superior to other races including yellows, blacks and Semites. This concept was factually ridiculous, but Hitler seized upon it as a rhetorical mechanism to impress upon his own people, and everyone else, that the people of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden plus Germany were superior to all, because of their “Aryan derivation.” To Hitler “German Nordic Aryan implied a superiority expressed both racially and otherwise. His goal was to imbue such concepts into the public mind so as to instill the notion of superior ancestors, hence superior descendants. At the same time, Hitler, as the man responsible for discovering this heritage and as the evangelizer, advanced his own leadership agenda in his people’s minds. Hitler’s dual mind-set of anti-Jewish, Gypsy and Slavic hatred were a kind of twin brain washing of his followers to impress upon them their superior origins, thus their own superiority, and at the same time follow Hitler, the man responsible for discovering this heritage. Between Hitler’s mind set of anti-Jewish, Gypsy and Slavic hatred, plus the superiority of peoples descended from Nordic Aryans (Germans), this twin brain washing of his citizens would allow for their cooperation in establishing his master race in a “Greater Germany” encompassing all of Central and Eastern Europe. Brains so thoroughly washed could be exploited to assure citizen cooperation in establishing his master race in a “Greater Germany,” encompassing all of West, Central and Eastern Europe, also a virtually unknown concept in the early days of Hitler’s political ascension.

      The second point demands the same rights for Germany as any other nation’s rights, and also demands the right to do away with the Treaty of Versailles and other treaties signed by Germany. This all requires reasonableness, but, as time would tell, in Hitler’s mind this “reasonableness” means lebensraum (living space) which no other nation “demands,” but to which superior races are entitled. No one had any concept of Hitler’s further thinking on this precept, which was that lebensraum would also require doing away with “inferior races” to make room for Aryans who would inherit the earth, bringing paradise to civilization.

      In his third point, Hitler states that land and colonies are necessary for maintenance and settlement of Germany’s “surplus population.” What other country has demanded this before? What other country has spoken of this concept? One might ask, “How do you define surplus population.” Could it be Jews and other inferiors Hitler speaks about verbally? Is that his plan for these “undesirables”, or does he plan worse in store for them, and needs the extra land to be settled by an expanded German population composed of “superiors.” Whatever may be inferred, he unquestionably reinforces the “separation” of inferior and superior people. At the time, the realization of what separation meant was in Hitler’s mind alone; it meant the demise of inferiors.

      Point four is specific: “only those with German blood can be our countrymen.” Does this mean to include Jews who have lived in Germany for multiple centuries, or fought in World War I? The answer would prove, too simplistically, that the Jews cannot be our countrymen as they do not have German Aryan blood, and, as he would later point out, they were one with Russian Communism intent on controlling the world.

      By extension, in his next point, non-citizens may only live in Germany as foreigners and must be subject to the laws for aliens. Non-citizens cannot determine laws, vote, or hold public office.

      In the next point, Hitler states the party will wage war on corrupt parliamentary administrations. Translated, this means that there is no place for a democracy in what he envisions as a workable form of government. In his view the only acceptable and workable form of government is one controlled by a strong leader: a dictator.

      The state shall ensure that all its citizens can earn a living and be able to live decently. If feeding the entire population ever becomes a problem, aliens (non-citizens) must be expelled.

      Hitler demands that all non-Germans who have entered Germany since August 2, 1914 must leave. This, no doubt reflects Hitler’s thinking after the post-war desperate economic conditions.

      All German citizens must possess equal rights and duties, and must be capable of doing honest, equal and beneficial work that contributes to the community. Hitler also demands that all unearned income must be abolished; personal profit arising from war is a treasonable offense and must revert to the state. All trusts must be nationalized. All industries must profit-share with government. There will be an increase in old age pensions and there will be land available for the common purpose. Traitors, usurers, profiteers are to be punished with death. The state organizes education, culture, healthcare, and fitness. The state organizes a National Folk Army. German language newspapers can only be published by German citizens.

      A careful reading of all of Hitler’s points should lead to the perception that he believes in a strong dictatorship. It is doubtful that the average citizen understood this, or more likely that the average citizen even heard of his twenty-five points, since it was developed in Munich in 1920 when he was virtually unknown, but in Hitler’s mind it was preparation for the future utopia he had been envisioning so thoroughly, a manifestation of his narcissistic evolving mindset that he now, as a leader, must develop to change the world to his way of thinking. At this point his ambitions for Germany were much greater than his ability to accomplish them. That would come later.

      CHAPTER 11

      The young men return from war 1918

      Albert and Samuel went to war as enthusiastic and patriotic young men hoping to “finish them off” in a few short months. They returned in four years, age 22, hardened and embittered, but lucky to be alive after what they had experienced in bloody French trenches...

      Conditions in Germany, during a period of hyperinflation, were desperate with little hope for stability. Opposing forces fought for control of the country. The harsh treaty of Versailles further marginalized the country and increased unrest. “We were stabbed in the back,” defined by Hitler as the German left wing political and subversive forces: Socialists, Communists and Jews.

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