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[–] [S] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

His actions are definitely unethical but overall he seems like a good leader who cares about the people under him. I'm not saying that he shouldn't be held accountable but it does make me think about how seemingly good people do terrible things.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago*

    Being a good boss doesn't make you a good person. Being a guiding force in a genocide isn't just "unethical". These two aspects are so radically out of scale morally that it shouldn't be complicated at all.

    I get pondering the morality of Syril or Luthien, but there really shouldn't be any question about Partagaz. A "nice" Nazi is still a Nazi.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Hitler was pretty animal friendly and, for all we know, in a fairly loving relationship with Eva Braun. Pretty much no real person is evil to everyone, always and in any situation. That doesn't make Hitler any less of a bad person. I would even argue it makes him more evil: He knows how to treat living beings with respect, he just thinks a majority of humanity isn't worth his respect.

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