Why did Hitler believe in German superiority?

Answer 1

Answer Why do tall people think tall is better? Why do brown eyed people think brown eyes are better? Hitler was attempting to appeal to the people of his nation in his attempt to take over Europe. He told them what they wanted to hear, and they loved it as is evidenced by the fact that they let him get away with mass murder. They were, as a group, narcissistic, with the firm conviction that they were, in fact, superior to the rest of us. They truly believed that they were undefeatable. Unfortunately for them, they only proved to be inflexible. Hitler was making them obey his instructions, and forcing them to follow it. --- The key thing was not the belief in superiority but the actions that it was used to justify.

The above is certainly the the case for the hardened Nazi, but as was evidenced by the two plots against his life, one of which was hatched before September 1, 1939, not all Germans believed as Hitler did.

Once Hitler had taken full power in 1934 ( in 1933 he was head of the government as Chancellor, and when he became President in 1934 he was also head of the State ) by fear and action he had a strong hold over Germany. All German opposition was eliminated, and even fellow Nazis who disagreed with him were also killed.

Fear is a strong element for the forces of the evil Hitler represented.

Answer 2

Only Hitler himself could truly answer that question but, I'd have to say that it was because he was crazy and hated everyone who was in any way different from him. In his opinion, if you were different, you were imperfect.

On the other hand, for other people to go along with him, it has to be more than just a character defect in Hitler. I think everyone wants to believe, a little bit, that they are better than other people. It is a tempting thought. People believe that their country is the best country and that they are the best kind of people because it is what they know, and people who do things differently start to seem like the bad guys, and are easy to blame when things go wrong. We all need to be careful not to start thinking like Hitler did.

Answer 3

Because Germanic peoples are direct descendants of Japhet, the son of Noah. ___ Various ideas about 'racial superiority' have been around for a very long time ... They were not invented by the moustachioed dictator. Claims about 'racial superiority' were widespread among colonial powers in the 1800s and up to at least 1960. After all, similar ideas were common in Britain, though people didn't turn it into an ideology. The notion that the Germanic peoples were superior to others first appeared in print in France in the late 1720s. It was in a book written by a Norman nobleman, Henri de Boulainvilliers, Comte de Saint-Saire (1658-1722), who claimed that the French aristocracy was Germanic and 'racially superior' to the rest of the population. It is sometimes given as one of the first documented instances of racism in modern times in Europe. At that time the French aristocracy was exempt from most forms of personal taxation, and Boulainvilliers tried to justify this on racial grounds. (The book appeared in 1727, after his death). See link.

Answer 4

Nazi philosophy was based on a belief that Germans were the only descendants of the Aryan race. The origins of this race are not clear, but it was presumed that they were a fair-haired, fair-skinned group that migrated to northern Europe from somewhere in the region of Persia or northern India (which is part of why the Nazis used Indian symbolism, such as the swastika). In Nazi mythology, this race was the rightful rulers of that land, but was driven out by the semites (Arabs, Jews, and related peoples) who have populated those regions since. This idea of being the rightful but dispossessed rulers was combined with a pseudoscientific form of genetics which claimed that the Aryan race (and its descendants) were the only genetically 'pure' race of humans, and that other races were more akin to animals. This lead to the belief that the Germans (as the descendants of the Aryans) should rightfully rule over the other races because (a) they had an ancestral right to recapture the dominion of the original Aryans, and (b) 'humans' naturally rule over 'animals'. Thus the Germans were (supposedly) a race of masters for the other races. This belief, incidentally, did not originate in Germany, was not specific to Nazis, and can be traced back well before World War II. For instance, European colonialism was based on similar notions of European superiority, though generally of a much weaker variety. There were, however, a number of factors that contributed to extreme and murderous form of this belief that gained power in Germany (crushing poverty and loss of national pride after WWI; the introduction of mass media - film and radio, particularly - and Propaganda; the particular forms of state socialism that were then on the rise in European political thought; etc.).

Answer 5

He was delusional and used this concept to gain power and engage in foreign conquest. Adolf hitler made people beleive in him by his Charisma and his ways of evilness although he was a great speaker he did absolute nothing for the Germans except cause trouble and he deserves nothing but to killed and taken but noting that he has already died committing suacide he is now rememberable by the Jews as they were sucked in by his Charisma and let us know that he is useless and deserves nothing but a good electracution (cnt spell) But IDC We should never believe in Him and from now on should take part in my kingdom as I should be the leader of the Nazis Party and may no-body ever try and take that away from me because I will always be the queen of whatever I have earned and IO just want to be known as a world wide leader. Im amazing yep thats right im amazing b**** !! Just know that before I committ suicide myself btw this is the best answer in New Zealand history and always will be.!! Thank you !! :-)

Answer 6

In public, Hitler often praised Christian heritage and German Christian culture, and professed a belief in an "Aryan" Jesus Christ. His belief was that blonde-haired, blue-eyed and fair-skinned German Christians were superior to everyone else.

Answer 7

That there basically was 2 races. The one superior and the other inferior.

He, himself was of the superior race, the aryan race.

Answer 8

Hitler thought that the German was the superior race.

Answer 9

because he was as straight as a circle