Adolf Hitler: The Symptoms Of Sociopathy In The Holocaust

A demented madman once said, “I do not see why man should not be just as cruel as nature.” Those words reflect an individual willing to manipulate or threaten anyone to accomplish their own personal goals. Those are the words of Adolf Hitler who called forth the annihilation of those he deemed to lack racial purity through the Holocaust. His lack of empathy and the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, motivation based on self pleasure, and rationalization of his actions serve as tell tale signs of his current state of mind at that time. Clearly, Adolf Hitler was a sociopath. Adolf Hitler had many symptoms of sociopathy. One of his symptoms was motivation for his personal goals, which he used any means to achieve. He would

He blamed the Jews for World War II and even went as far to say that, “It was desired and instigated solely by those international statesmen who were either of Jewish descent or worked for Jewish interests.” He never took responsibility for his actions and claimed that he had no choice but to oblige in the war in 1939. While, in reality he instigated World War II . Also, on September 1, 1939, he was given an ultimatum by Great Britain and France. Adolf Hitler was given the chance to either withdraw his German army from Poland or Great Britain and France would declare war on Germany. As well as that he was the reason why many Jews were beaten and murdered. He had them brought to concentration camps for “protective custody.” He implemented laws to restrict where they could reside, if they could interact with Germans, and etc. He inflicted a lot of pain on innocent people because he despised them. In “Mein Kampf”, he discussed the cause of capitalism and socialism, modern art, pornography, anti-nationalism of the press, and his own failures was due to Jews. He stressed, “My love for my own people increased correspondingly. Considering the satanic skill which these evil counselors displayed how could their unfortunate victims be blamed?.... The more I came to know the Jew, the easier it was to excuse the workers.” Like again, he blames Jews to justify his atrocities. In addition, he murdered “imperfect” or “impure” people because he wanted to create a master race. He wanted to make a generation of young Aryans who would rule the would. He idealized them to be physically fit and obedient. To cleanse society from those that didn 't fit his ideology, he had them eliminated. So, that he would be able to create a new Germany and restore their former glory. Sociopaths like Adolf Hitler lack remorse and will rationalize their actions by blaming other people or giving a plausible