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If evolution is true, Hitler was right. He was only trying to help.

No, Hitler was not 'right'. Evolution is a biological process to explain diversity of species. It is not a guide on structuring a society. Anyone who attempts to use evolution to justify a social policy, a political policy or an economic policy is an idiot. Anyone who thinks that the validity of evolution is connected to the validity of a social, poltitical or economic policy is an idiot. Further, even if someone is just trying to 'help' advance the species through deliberately removing what they consider 'undesirable' elements from the genepool, it implies that said person has sufficient knowledge of genetics to know exactly what genetic sequence is "optimal" (once "optimal" is defined) for the species as well as absolute knowledge of every single person's genetic sequences so that all of those with an "undesirable" sequence could be removed. Somehow, I doubt that anyone now -- much less in Hitler's time -- has that kind of information. Of course, then there's the problem of what happens when your environment changes and those who would have been best adapted were weeded out because they didn't have a genetic sequence optimized for that person's particular goals for humanity...

"Directing" evolution on a mass scale is a stupid idea, and it is not validated with the truth of evolution.

What does the theory of gravity tell us about how to run a government? Hint: Nothing.

"Directing" evolution on a mass scale is a stupid idea, and it is not validated with the truth of evolution.

I wouldn't put it past gore3000 to claim that this is an "admission" that it is 'stupid" to consider that evolution could be directed by a god and thus that theistic evolution is just a sham, so I will clarify that am referring specifically to humans attempting to "direct" evolution (and on a mass scale, I'm not speaking of selective breeding as with show animals, sport animals, work animals or livestock) and not to any omnipotent divine entites.