Morality aside, Adolf Hitler was a garbage leader

Published January 28, 2020 1:25pm ET



Even aside from his immorality, Adolf Hitler was a garbage leader.

Let’s begin with the mathematical evidence. Hitler dreamed of a Greater Germanic Nation in the lineage of Charlemagne, 1,100 years prior. And the Third Reich, the Nazis proclaimed, was to last for another thousand years. In fact, between Hitler’s accession as Chancellor in 1933 and his cranial cavity evacuation in 1945, it lasted just twelve years. That’s a 1.2% success rate — not quite a passing grade. Even setting aside his genocidal intentions, Hitler picked a fight he could not win and then allowed his entire nation to be destroyed rather than admit defeat and surrender to the allies, facing the personal consequences of his actions.

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