[Scenic Sounds]

Nice post.

Watching the movie last night also reminded me of a thought that also crossed my mind when Saddam's regime was being discussed: I wonder what it's really like for a dictator whose power depends so completely on terror, fear and paranoia. What must life be like when all the people you come into contact with can never really be comfortable around you because they literally fear for their lives? It must be a very creepy, cold and lonely existence, I think.

[Cathryn Crawford]

"...creepy, cold..."

Yes. But sadly, he made the choice to live that way. There are some people who weigh the power and the price and the price is worth it.

Actually, I think everyone in the world does this everyday: makes a decision on how to live, what priorities to put first, whether or not they want to have close relationships or if they want to be ultimately powerful. Hitler was not, in my opinion, crazed. He simply made his decision.