Genrikh Yagoda
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Ok, I apologize. You seem to be doing this in somewhat good faith. Please excuse my acerbic tone
The reality, for me, and I think for any student/casual student of history, is that almost all major civilizations have committed atrocities -- while we say that violence is 'wrong', the fact remains that violence has shaped every good and bad thing in our societies. An over-arching discussion of who was 'right' or 'wrong' is of little interest to me, because it would only serve the purposes of propaganda. And, since I have little influence over anyone outside my loved ones, I'm not so interested in that.
I'm generally on the side of Hitler because I think (know) that the holocaust didn't happen. Clearly we'll have a difference of opinion on that, so any discussion would become strident and acerbic.
Anyway, I hope that you continue to enjoy your study of history. I find myself increasingly reading physics/engineering, where we can at least be somewhat certain of results. And I keep hoping that someone will ask me to do landscaping.
Thanks, yes I am in good faith and sharing my honest thoughts from a Christian perspective. I know lies were told about Germany, and we weren't told the whole truth. But at the end of the day, I see the dark side of what Germany became and I see the parallels to other modern totalitarian regimes. I'm trying to bring a balanced perspective.
I find it interesting to see the evil of the allied side we were never told, but I've come back from taking the perspective of "well that must mean the other side was the good guys". There isn't always a good guy, especially not by my particular standards (someone who supports limited government and freedom).