That's not a very accurate assessment of Hitler.
He wasn't a bastard - his father was Alois Hitler and Alois died in 1903 (3 months before Adolf turned 14).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Hitler
I haven't seen strong evidence to suggest that Hitler was a drug addict. There are stories floating around online stating that he was but it flies in the face (and overlooks) the evidence that states he wasn't. You say meth, others say cocaine and some again say he took cocktails of drugs. Hitler never drank alchohol, he was a teetotaler.
He was Catholic, but he didn't believe that he was a divine leader by providence.
Hitler had his faults no doubt it but it's important that we stick with the known evidence.
Never forget - the victors write the history books and there is always propaganda coming from both/all sides of a conflict.
Thanks @steemtruth for keeping me honest. I believe my error was Alois, not Adolf, that was listed as illegitimate (as stated in the Wikipedia link you graciously provided) as I read in haste. I certainly appreciate the record being portrayed correctly.
With that said, I stand by the drug addiction (Theodor Morell was acting as Hitler's personal physician administering cocaine, morphine, methamphetamine Pervitin and Vitamultin, not to mention a long list of other strange concoctions) as well as his perception of divine providence.
To be fair, British Historian Alan Bullock presents the idea in his 1952 biography Hitler: a Study in Tyranny, particularly around the failed assassination attempt on July 20th 1944.
Thank you for your reply and taking a look at my post!
Thanks @ruscion. It's difficult to know who to believe TBH as there are conflicting books (and other evidence). I haven't researched the drug subject but I was aware that he was a teetotaler which was why I probably chimed in re: the drug claims.
Morell kept very detailed diaries which the Americans kept classified until 1981 which Bullock never saw.
The Secret Diary of Hitler’s Doctor is a book which discusses the contents of those diaries. You can read the book here for free if it's of any interest - http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/Morell/Morell.pdf
I'll sit on the fence as I think more research is needed on my part as I hadn't heard the drug allegations before and there may be some merit to them but I'm not convinced they are exactly as some may have portrayed them to be - but again, I would need to dig deeper and I'm not going to right now so I'll sit this one out.
Do you think that's Hitlers' body in the you tube thumbnail above? No need to answer that one, it just looks funny, and photoshopped.
Thanks for the chat and all the very best
And thank you for the link to The Secret Diary of Hitler’s Doctor @steemtruth. That's certainly worth my time to browse.
Personally, when I wrote this post (as with most everything I have written on Steemit thus far), I was merely looking to get a conversation started among the community. I considered this, my first post, much of a failure as it didn't seem to provoke the dialog I expected.
Needless to say, I'm extremely pleased at this point. You have provided new life to my work, even if for a short period. For that, I thank you sincerely!
Now that I've managed to digress, my point was it is perfectly acceptable not to take the data I've presented at face value, but to share your thoughts. At the very least we will both do some reading and come to our conclusions, new or solidifying our previous conceptions. It keeps our minds fresh and allows us to grow as individuals and as a society.
Stepping off my soapbox, I do believe that is an actual still photo of Hitler, untouched. I certainly concur, it is funny and could have been a victim of the masters of photoshop, however it's pulled from a documentary series from British Channel 4 so I'm allowing my disbelief to be suspended.
Thank you for dialog, once again. I will follow you and may reference you in future posts if you don't have any objections.