Saiwania wrote:Adolf Hitler is my favorite politician. Sure, he's not perfect and made a lot of dumb decisions- but... he was still overall, the best Germany has ever had. His not listening to his generals on the Eastern Front, actually saved the situation a few times. He had the correct broad strategic view in wanting to capture the Caucasus instead of driving straight towards Moscow. Moscow's fall wouldn't have gained anything for the Germans like the capture of oil fields would have. Soviets would simply retreat to Ural mountains and use scorched earth until they recaptured Moscow again if Moscow was taken.
Hitler has politics I'd like to see more of on the world stage, well- asides from being so anti-Jew and anti-Slav when those peoples could've been assets, but raised in a different environment, he'd probably have different priorities in mind that're more relevant and less counterproductive.
The ultimate political leader I can get behind in my mind is someone whom I can call daddy. Someone who can keep me safe, but will tell me what to do within reason.
Yea, the Caucasus strategy was not viable with how virulent Soviet resistance would have become. And anyway, Hitler's tactics for whipping up the masses were useful, though someone else's oratory could have served the same purpose during the depression.
