Well, apart from giving us a good dose of sadness, the VW Beetle “people’s car” and leaving us promising each other “never again”, I can’t think of anything else. And if grossly inflated vehicle prices and the ongoing massacres around the world are anything to go by, only one of those has really lasted anyway. It’s fortunate then that the title here leads to a different subject altogether, namely dark humour or else this article wouldn’t extend past the first paragraph.
Hitler has been made out to be one of the most “evil” people to have ever lived, slaughtering millions of innocent jews. This same story has been echoed throughout Hollywood for decades, and by now it’s safe to say billions of dollars have been spent to convince you of this black and white, good vs evil perspective about the Nazi regime. The NDSAP is one of the most famous political systems in the history of the earth. Both good and evil was done by Adolf Hitler's staff, and this list is to show the good where most show the evil. Thousands of studies have been done to demonize the Nazis, to turn them into something to scare children at night. But the Nazis were humans just like everyone else, and most concerned with taking. Hitler was not the first, nor will he be the last despot this Earth will see. Perhaps that we should not try to explain away Fascism as an acceptable fringe movement when it gains traction. We accept the fact that seemingly good, rational and even religious people will sometimes blindly support evil, with a near cult-like belief that it is. Mein Kampf (German: maɪn ˈkampf; My Struggle or My Fight) is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler.The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited first by Emil Maurice, then by Hitler's. Dec 31, 2014 10 Good Things about Hitler you didnt know. Article by Jayasmita Ray, December 31, 2014. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria and spent his childhood there, nicknamed as “Adi”. He dreamed of becoming an artist but did not pass the entrance exam in Vienna.
I saw the question “What about all the good things Hitler did?” on a T-shirt once, and yes, I found it funny. I confess, I love dark humour. How dark? I’m not sure as to exactly where my limits are. I still feel a little bad about deriving pleasure out of subject matter which is a source of evil and misery for many people (or animals). But I can’t help it, there’s a little trigger in my head that sparks a laugh. If I pay a visit to somewhere like T-Shirt Hell’s website (www.tshirthell.com) for example, I find myself laughing at the most terrible things that I don’t agree with in the slightest.
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Some of the funniest T-shirts there at the moment for me include one with a standard colour blindness test pattern on the front, with the words “f*** the colour blind” written with colour dots in it, or another one that certifies the T-shirt as being 100% organic, and then proceeds to lay out the “organic” constituent ratio as being “65% baby seal, 25% panda, and 10% manatee”. I find those hysterical. I also couldn’t help but laugh at some of the Michael Jackson jokes doing the rounds recently. The one about him apparently having passed away in the paediatric ward from having a stroke was admittedly hilarious. But paedophilia is no laughing matter (neither is rape, unless it’s by a clown, as a “tasteful” T-shirt worn by someone on a local university campus once stated). So, am I a bad person for laughing?
I like to think not. In my reasoning I look at the nature of humour itself. Good humour always takes you in one direction, and then drops you in the opposite ( http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/other/laughter5.htm) or just drops you in the opposite direction to start with. The best punchlines are the least expected ones. For me, a fine example of a cutting punchline would be the one in this joke:
Venus and Serena Williams are chatting in the change room after a tennis match.
Venus: “You know, I think dad’s (their dad is their coach, for those who don’t know) been giving us far too much in the way of steroids.”
Serena: “Why do you say that?”
Venus: “Well, I’ve been growing hair in places I normally wouldn’t.”
Serena: “Like where?”
Venus: “Like on my testicles, for a start … ”
In discussing dark humour with a friend a while back, he suggested that perhaps an absence of laughter (or a genuinely horrified response) is greater cause for alarm than its presence, and I’m inclined to agree. Laughter is just an advanced form of shock response. In fact, by laughing, sometimes we are distantiating ourselves from the subject matter itself as far as we can.
Of course there are limits, and one should always bear those in mind around us who don’t appreciate darker humour and are likely to either want to lynch you or collapse in a puddle of tears as a result. On a related note, in the instance of somebody getting hurt or embarrassed, help them and show sympathy first, then laugh later with them about it if the situation is appropriate. But I don’t think we should feel too bad about laughing at dark humour in general. And if I turn to a friend, channelling Hannibal Lecter momentarily, and say something like “I ate the liver of the last person who said that with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” and they simply respond with a casual nod or slight salivating instead of laughter, I may be a little worried.
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Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini 'built roads' in Italy and achieved other 'positive things' before following Adolf Hitler into war, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has said. His remarks prompted outrage.
Antonio Tajani, the Italian politician who serves as president of the European Parliament, faced backlash on Thursday over his praise of fascist leader Benito Mussolini. The dictator had ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 and was a key ally of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.
'Mussolini? Before he declared war on the entire world, following Hitler; before he introduced racial laws… he did some positive things to build infrastructure in our country,' Tajani told Italian Radio24.
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The fascist leader 'built roads, bridges, buildings, sports facilities,' and reclaimed large swaths of Italy from marshes, Tajani added. 'If we look at concrete facts, we can't say he hasn't achieved anything.'
At the same time, Tajani admitted Mussolini was 'no champion of democracy.' The European Parliament head also decried anti-Jewish laws as 'crazy' and the declaration of war as 'an act of suicide.'
Tajani is deputy leader of Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing Forza Italia.
Leftist leader says remarks 'unbelievable'
In response, senior EU lawmaker Udo Bullmann called Tajani's statement 'unbelievable.'
'How can a president of the European Parliament fail to acknowledge the nature of fascism?' Bullmann wrote on Twitter. Bulman is the leader of the social democratic bloc in the EU assembly.
Tajani fired back, saying he had always been 'a convinced anti-fascist.'
'Shame on those who manipulate what I've allegedly said on fascism,' he wrote. 'The fascist dictatorship, racial laws and deaths it caused are the darkest page in Italian and European history.'
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'Long live Italian Dalmatia'
This is the second time this year Tajani has prompted outrage with historically charged statements. Last month, he angered EU members Slovenia and Croatia by referring to parts of the countries' territories as 'Italian.'
In the past, Italy controlled regions of Istria and Dalmatia, but the Adriatic areas went to Yugoslavia after World War II and later passed to its successor states. At a memorial event for alleged victims of the Yugoslav army in February, Tajani ended his speech with 'Long live Italian Istria, long live Italian Dalmatia.'
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He eventually apologized, telling EU lawmakers his words were 'in no way a territorial claim.'
'I was referring to Istrian and Dalmatian Italian-speaking exiles, their children and grandchildren, many of whom were present at the ceremony,' he said.
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