In this week’s reading, it was very obvious to see how upset Hitler was with his fellow German “race.” “The spirit of the army a the front seemed no longer to be a guest here.”(192) Hitler soon realized after he was home that support for the army he had so much pride for and loved was not supported by his nation-state. While home Hitler also realized that the Jews held most of the more prestigious jobs. “ The spider was slowly beginning to suck the blood out of the people’s pores. Through the war’s corporation, they had found an instrument with which, little by little, to finish off the national free economy.” (193) This hateful imagery gives the reader an idea of how little Hitler felt about the Jews.
At the same time, one can see how much Hitler prided himself on serving his country in World War I even though he was only apart of the beginning and a little of the end. After the war, his reflection on those who didn’t support the army grew to one of hatred. “I hated the whole gang of miserable party scoundrels and betrayers of the people in the extreme.” (200)
When the idea of Marxism started to float around the world, Hitler closely related the concepts of that idea with the Jewish people. He believed that “there is no making pacts with Jews,” and because of this, he decided to go into politics. His admiration of Feder made a huge difference in educating Hitler in views that he believe would be better for the German people. It is no surprise that he took such a liking to a creation of the ‘German Worker’ Party.”
Another point I wanted to comment on is Hitler’s use of the male tense. I found it odd that he called Germany the “fatherland” rather than the common term motherland. Was this possibly done subconsciously because he blamed women for part of the downfall of the German support for their army in World War I? “…the senseless letters of German women cost hundreds of thousands of men their lives.” (190)
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