Did Jew Know Hitler Was Machiavellian?

Did Jew Know Hitler was Machiavellian?

A patriotic German Army spy, Adolf Hitler, attended his first German Workers’ party meeting in 1919; ironically, he found himself agreeing with the German nationalism and anti-Semitism. In this event, Hitler cemented his reputation as a passionate orator, and began to establish himself as a figure of political power until he finally became the Füher (dictator) of Germany in 1934. Like Renaissance politician Niccolo Machiavelli, Hitler lived in a time of chaos, with his country at its weakest point. Through his mastering of Machiavelli’s “art of war,” understanding that being feared is more advantageous than being loved, and his disregard of morality in foreign policies Adolf Hitler perfectly matches Machiavelli’s

In response to the question of whether it is better to be feared than loved, Machiavelli asserts that “it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both” (71); he adds that “a prince must none the less make himself feared in such a way that, if he is not loved, at least he escapes being hated” (72). Hitler exemplified this statement on May 2, 1933 when the Nazi Storm Troopers- the Nazi party’s military force- occupied all independent trade union headquarters, beating and torturing union leaders. The German Labor Movement, with seven million members at the time, represented workers’ interests and democracy. For this reason, it was viewed as a threat to the Nazi goal of creating a fascist state. Through this act of terror, Adolf Hitler displayed his dominance over Germany’s culture and belief system. On the night of February 27, 1933, a mentally ill Dutchman set fire to the German Parliament building, leading Hitler to call a state of emergency. He consequently suspended the people’s individual rights, including privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly; there was also an increase of police intervention in private life and the allowance of searching homes without a warrant. He utilized the fear of a state of emergency to his own advantage; he took away the people’s freedom in order to have control in their lives. Without the right of privacy, police would be able to detain anyone without cause, allowing Hitler to confirm that everyone supported his rule and to eliminate those who did not. Like Machiavelli, Adolf Hitler understood that he could secure dominance over his state by being feared rather than by being