Quote Originally Posted by Gaius Scribonius Curio View Post
This basicly echos my take on the whole issue. I wrote an essay in Year 11 History entitled 'What Hitler did for Germany', specificly arguing that if he didn't go to war then he would be considered a good leader. I personally abhor any sort of dictatorship, and readily admit Hitler did many terrible things, but it is fact that elements of his rule, even if done for the wrong reasons had a good outcome.
The repression and extermination of Jews and other ethnic minorities, communists, liberals, homosexuals et all was not part of the war - I assume that was an oversight on your part.

Furthermore, nearly all of the things done during his regime were part of systematic abuse of the politically, physically, or culturally "unfit", not to mention forcing independent commerce to cater to those repressions.

So yes, if Hitler hadn't killed or repressed people, he would've been a good leader. He wouldn't have done anything.