Saturday, March 24, 2012

Was Hitler Creative?


Hitler is one of those names associated with evil, horror, extremism, disgust, and so much more. But could it also be associated with the word creative? When we dig a little deeper into the life of Hitler and how he rose to power he is actually a very creative person. Hitler was an extremely influential speaker who would gain the love and hearts of many Germans through his silver tongue. 

After the Treaty of Versailles basically cut Germany to shreds Hitler used his creative speech to gain the admiration of the public and eventually become their Chancellor. He promised to get rid of the Treaty, to get more land for Germany, and to bring back the German pride.
He knew that the people of Germany were still very mad at von Papan for signing the Treaty of Versailles and for the rut the Treaty put Germany in. Hitler didn’t want the people to take that anger out on him so he geared it toward the Jews and made it so that all the people hated the Jews and wanted them all dead. This was obviously not a kind or exemplar way to deal with this problem but it was in fact a creative way. 

Creativity is not always used for the better; in some cases, as we can see from Hitler’s rise to power, it’s used in a way that is later seen as not beneficial, but that doesn't mean it wasn't creative at the time.

Does anyone else know of some examples of how creativity can be used for both good and bad?

2 comments:

  1. Tumblr User-kannuckApril 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    torture

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  2. You should read "The dark side of Creativity" and "Creativity and Crime" by Cropley & Cropley (2013)

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