Recently a painting that’s pretty well thought to be done by Hitler sold for $143,358 at an auction. It’s not a great painting, but obviously, the painter is infamous.
I’ve often thought about his work, what it would sell for and who would buy it. To have it is hold just a piece of history. A very ugly, brutal, sickening history, but history none the less. I’ve always been fascinated by history in general, the Civil War and WWII specifically. I’ve read and thought a lot about Hitler and the psyche he had that led him to murder millions.
A recent study came out (can’t remember by whom or when) where they put his voice (how he yelled at speeches and other recordings) into normal conversations. The catch is that some of the recordings they have of him are silent. They read lips and put audible words to them with a normal speaking voice. It was on some history or discovery channel last year.
Anyway, the amazing thing is how totally normal he seemed. The videos are of him in his retreat in Berchtesgaden. He socialized with friends and their families. He patted little kids’ heads as they ran by. He had puppies he played with. What a strange, strange mind.
You and my son, Jake, would have some fascinating conversations. He has said the very same things over the years.
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I think it is very similar to psychotic killers (Hitler on a much larger scale of course). People often say, “oh, he seemed so normal.” when referring to someone who killed a ton of people. I think everyone has different sides and shows different sides at different times. Sociopaths just take it to a different level.
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That reminds me of that guy they arrested in connection to the Craigslist murder, med student, good looking, engaged. Yet that underlying darkness that’s simply horrifying. I can see wanting to own a piece of history, but that particular souvenir would be just a little too dark for my tastes. Kind of an unremarkable watercolor too for $143,358…
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Yep, that’s a freaky story. Like that BTK guy…he was married for something like 20 years and his wife never knew.
hitler, after all, was still human, eh? only that he’s the strange kind!
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Very, very strange indeed.
I have often wondered what Hitler’s mother thought of him when he was first born and had his first smile and what she thought of him his whole infant life. Gives you a crazy perspective, doesn’t it?
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