What were Hitler's values?

Answer 1

Hitlers hatred of the Jews and a number of other groups sprang from the fact that he saw them as being in the way of the ultimate progress of the nation of Germany. This is one reason why he implemented euthanasia on those he believed were mentally defective. The philosophy of Nietzsche who taught about the ubermensch which some translate as 'superman' influenced Hitler in some of his ideas and was one reason he hated Christians and Jesus in particular for being weak in allowing Himself to be crucified.

Other philosophical thinking which influenced him was the philosophy which led to eugenics, namely the idea that some were more highly evolved than others and that the unfit should be eliminated. This policy which was also being used and developed in the US at the same time was borrowed by him and used for his particular purposes. The ideas of eugenics of course have their roots in the thinking of some of those who followed Darwin and the theory of evolution.

Although these philosophies were not original with him, he applied them rigorously, consistently, and ruthlessly - this latter trait being one common thread to both above mentioned philosophies. Nietzsche downplayed the role of feelings in the development of the ubermensch and the idea of the development and improvement of the master 'aryan race' was also not to be hindered by sentimentality. Thus, although they were not 'his', he made them his own as part of his own political and military philosophy of hatred.

To achieve his ends Hitler, as a shrewd politician, made use of growing resentment in Germany over the reparation agreement from WW1 and thus gained the sympathy of many. The sense of national humiliation which he sought to overturn by refusing to pay and his not so secret military build up, followed by his eventual re-occupation of the Rhineland all were aimed at building German pride and nationalism. It would seem that these were important tools in terms of his former stated ideas in that it gained him the power he needed to achieve them. He was thus a shrewd pragmatist as well. Yes, I think it's fair to say he wasn't a fan of Jews.

Answer 2

The basic values that drove Hitler, as well as the Nazi party, were centered on world-domination by Germany. Hitler placed the security and prosperity of German people at the top of his values list. Another high priority was contempt for (and, in fact, condemnation of) such "sub-humans" as Jews, Slavs, and other social and national groups, all of which were seen by Hitler as mere barriers to Germanic flourishing.