Let's see, on this thread it appears that knee-jerk peacenick Germans are once again invading France and moving forward with plans for world domination.
A lot has happened right under my nose in the last year and a half. Apparently their meagre defense budget has been secretly increased and the entire population has been re-educated solely based on a movie that has not yet been released and no one on this thread has ever seen.
For those of you who do not currently live here, let me clarify a few matters: First of all, at most 4% of Germans are racist facists - which is probably a much lower percentage than Freepers and maybe even Americans as a whole. Secondly, any neo-Nazi rally is generally countered by a rally 5 to 10 times the size. There are always more police than Nazis. Thirdly, there are currently demonstrations taking place every Monday (by the left and on a huge scale) to stop the reform of the world's most generous unemployment system. Fourth, as far as Hitler being facsinating is concerned - of course he is facsinating. As has already been pointed out, that was his power and his appeal. There are people all over the world - including in the US - who remain enthralled by his image and deeds - regardless of whether they seek to emulate or condemn them.
Germany is such a pacifist country that it should be the poster child for an American occupation. If Iraq is a modern economy full of girlymen who refuse to fight alongside us in 50 years, we have done a great job.
Lastly, my guess (since I have also not seen the film) is that Hitler is being portrayed as a banal, although insane, human being and not as a demigod-like figure as Goebbels and Reifenstahl's propaganda tried to portray. His followers want to see a god, the movie portrays him as merely a human being and even a pitiful one at that. By doing so, the blame for the crimes committed cannot rest squarely on his shoulders, but rather on the German people who made his rise and crimes possible.
Excellent post!
When was the last time you visited the USA?
To suggest that as much as 4% of the American population is "racist facists" demonstrates, I think, a rather profound misperception of Americans.
And to suggest that 4% of Freepers are "racists facists" suggests to me that you might be spending to much time over at DU.
Ich lache mir einen Ast!
Sorry, my friend, as a half-German myself, there is something inherently psychotic in the German psyche. They are a militant, rigid, hard people.