(10-20-2015, 03:34 PM)Catherine Wrote: Even the worst person does something good at some point in their life.Yes, that brings the point home....
We must be forthright in rejecting totally the genocide and incredible suffering caused by the Nazi regime. It is perhaps incredible that a whole nation blindly followed, idolised, such a person. There were exceptions, however, especially the brave and moral Bonhoeffer (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer).
But even in a person whose actions are the most repugnant morally, there can be glimpses of goodness somewhere. This does not in any way excuse their actions; it merely shows that no-one is 100% negative.
Hitler's regime enacted many good laws to protect animals. That is just a historical fact. It does not in any way excuse all his other views. As the original article states:
"Needless to say, the fact that Hitler loved animals does not in any way undermine the validity of the case for animal protection."
