>shakes thea magic 8-ball>ah yes, I have to fly alone to scotland to talk to this local noble, the real mastermind behind the british empire!How did Hitler let this goofball into the height of power for several years?
>>18283137Hess was with Hitler almost from the beginning of the NSDAP and they were cellmates; in fact, their cells were next to each other. So Hitler felt indebted to him, matters of camaraderie, honor, and such. Hess's weakness wasn't so much his madness as his political incompetence and lack of charisma, but he became Hitler's successor only because Hitler held him in high regard. Obviously, over time, this regard began to wane, and if anyone had made a move to remove Hess from the power, Adolf wouldn't have done anything to stop them.
>>18283137That’s the lead singer from Brand New
>>18283137Hess was a smarter man than Hitler.While Hess took care of the paperwork, the rest of the Nazi command were preoccupied with games, uniforms and other such nonsense.>then how did he became manic and flew over to BritainHess knew that Germany was embarking on an unwinnable war. It was a suicidal mission, but since Germany would lose the war either way, flying over to Britain and taking this chance was a smart decision.Obviously, Hess failed, but at least he tried to change the course of the war, unlike Hitler, who was convinced that he would win against Britain. Hess knew they were going to lose and tried to negotiate a peace deal.Hess was one of the few senior figures in the German leadership who was not involved in the Holocaust.
>>18283276Yeah I know 1940s German leadership is a very low bar for decency but you get the idea.I only can forgive Hjalmar Schacht and Rudolf Hess among the higher-ups in German government, rest were demons wearing human skin-suits.
He was not a goofball.By May 1941 any rational person, without hindsight bias, would conclude there was virtually zero chance new technology like strategic bombing would afford Germany a fluke victory over Britain, as combined arms had achieved in France. He would have been aware of Hitler's plans to invade the Soviet Union, which were in full preparation with Hitler stubbornly set on taking this enormous gamble. Napoleon's failure would be prominent in an amateur's mind and someone like Hess would have no problem studying logistics to determine if they were able to supply troops over the vast distances and deal with the mud season and winter enough to supply an army. The US was already sending lend lease to the UK and would likely join the war later, as they did during the Great War.https://www.tracesofwar.com/articles/4524/Final-statement-Rudolf-Hess.htm>I was permitted to work for many years of my life under the greatest son whom my people has brought forth in its thousand-year history. Even if I could, I would not want to erase this period of time from my existence. I am happy to know that I have done my duty as a German, as a National Socialist, as a loyal follower of my Führer. I do not regret anything.>If I were to begin all over again, I would act just as I have acted, even if I knew that in the end I should meet a fiery death at the stake.Obviously this did not lighten his sentence, so we can conclude it was not out of self-interest to survive the war. Rather he chose the option with the highest chance of success. However small that chance may be, it was higher than their inevitable military defeat.
the point of fascism is replacing rational actors with fanatics who are loyal to the leader rather than good at their job
>>18283137The way the British tortured this guy for the rest of his life is one of the most sadistic things I've ever read. The British government is absolute evil, it's fucking insane how anyone could possibly support them.
>>18283137A wizard told him to do it. I am not joking.
>>18283313>he was not a goofball>he just did it because a wizard told him it would be a good idea and then he check his horoscope that also said it was a good ideaNah.
>>18283137It was stupid but not as stupid as it seems in retrospect. Keep in mind the British had a Nazi king in 1936 and many members of English elite society had been in bed with Hitler during the 1930s. Hess knew all of this and assumed that once Barbarossa happened the British would naturally favor Germany over the USSR. He decided that if he personally leaked Barbarossa to the British then they would guarantee him safety and preemptively remove Churchill from power. He clearly underestimated Churchill's support within the Conservative party or the British willingness to form an alliance with Russia
>>18283666And the ring leader of those nazi sympathetic britons were hanging out somewhere in the suburbs of Glasgow?
>>18283313If it wasn't completely idiotic why did Hitler react by proclaiming he had gone insane?
>>18283629Astrology and the occult was just a meme hobby, it never influenced any of his big decisions like Himmler.>>18283752Because Hitler didn't want to shake faith in his plans after a member of his inner circle lost faith in them.
>>18283752It was an act of treason against Hitler because it leaked plans of Barbarossa to the British who then shared them with the Soviets. Thankfully Stalin was too stupid to listen to the warning
>>18283626>>18283629It's not strange at all that almost everyone was initiated into the occult in the 1930s.Yes, even in the Third World and in very religious circles, people became interested in the occult because times were so desperate that people clung to the idea that they needed a new religion, and that all past religions had failed.
>>18283137caveman physiognomy suggest and IQ around 70
>>18283752He meant insane in a cool way like when people call something sick or bad.
>>18283835>suggest and IQ
>>18283551Good morning sar
