Topic > Challenging Hitler by Sebastion Haffner: How Hitler Resurrected...

Everything Hitler did, from speeches to city trips and even Hitler Youth events, everything was made dramatic. Hitler was very successful in making himself and the Nazi party seem as if they were above the rest of the people and those who led Germany out of the struggles and that all faith and pride should be given to him as he is the savior. The way Hitler was able to give speeches and start slowly and shout passionately resonated with the German people and fascinated them. Hitler was a fascinating man, capable of inspiring morale and giving people hope that Germany would recover from the embarrassment of the First World War. “You don't want to be morally corrupted by hatred and suffering, you just want to remain good-natured, peaceful, lovable and kind. But how can we avoid hatred and suffering if we are bombarded daily by things that cause them?” Hitler was able to run such a campaign by starting slowly and then building it up to the level achieved while he was right in front of everyone. . “There was not a single example of spirited defense, courage or principle. There was only panic, flight and desertion” (p132). By the time Germany realized what had happened it was already too late to stop it. Hitler had managed to bring the Nazis from nothing to judgment