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I'm only aware of the one quote. Hitler by and large was a populist and sought to appeal to the masses.How often did Hitler denounce the masses as simpletons who lack critical thinking ability?
I'm only aware of the one quote. Hitler by and large was a populist and sought to appeal to the masses.How often did Hitler denounce the masses as simpletons who lack critical thinking ability?
I'm only aware of the one quote. Hitler by and large was a populist and sought to appeal to the masses.
Hitler was a walking contradiction, a hypocrite, and a liar. You can't just look at what he says at face value and determine his personality type from that.
If he were an INTJ he would deductively reason that it is illogical to invade on so many fronts. I'm going out on a limb by saying that he has a bit of an SJ sway, unless he had a hidden NT-like agenda. We don't know the facts for certain.
This is nothing more than emotionally charged bunk. Prove that your statement has a basis in anything other than the propaganda you read in your textbooks or refrain from commenting on the matter.
I still maintain that he was an INFJ, because where his drive came from was his desire to be a sort of savior of the German people. This is just one somewhat arbitrary example, but he wanted to build free resorts for every German family. I don't know of any INTJ who would do that aside from a means to an end; for Hitler, caring and helping the German people was the end. He was driven by compassion for the German people more than analytical reasoning; for example, he was a vegetarian and tried to ban vivisection and put restrictions on hunting. Again, I don't know of any INTJ who would do this as an end and not as a means to an end.
...He was one of the two. We can rule out "feeler"......
I'm sure it convinces some people though, especially if you wave your arms frantically when you speak.
I'm sure most of the literature written about Hitler pales in comparison to your extensive knowledge on the subject, especially anything that doesn't align with your opinions. I'm curious, where have you derived your great wisdom from? Go ahead and cite sources and give an explanation of why they are more valid than "the propaganda in my text books" as you call it. For future reference, repeatedly stating your opinion in a forceful manner and referring to everyone else's as bunk doesn't qualify as evidence that you're correct. I'm sure it convinces some people though, especially if you wave your arms frantically when you speak.
INTJs, on the other hand, tend to be visionaries who wish to shape society in accordance to their own social outlook, which is ultimately based upon an irrational value system because all value systems are ultimately irrational.
My sources are Hitler's speeches, writings, and descriptions of him by his contemporaries. I have simply combined this with my understanding of MBTI to come to the final conclusion that it is impossible for Hitler to have been anything other than an INTJ.
Although Hitler's OSS (Office of Strategic Services) psychological profile is to be regarded with suspicion due to its palpable bias, I would also be justified in deriving my conclusion based upon its analysis.
You're not addressing the fact that his most powerful desire was to be loved by the German people. This is a very Ni-Fe thing to do. Everything he did leads us to derive this conclusion. His style of public speaking was highly passionate, not calm and logically linear like that of an INTJ (This is anecdotal, but the point I'm making still applies.) Here's an example of an INTJ speaking, in this case Stalin, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjcGN2Yx-bI and an INFJ, Hitler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q-6H4xOUrs .
My sources are Hitler's speeches, writings, and descriptions of him by his contemporaries. I have simply combined this with my understanding of MBTI to come to the final conclusion that it is impossible for Hitler to have been anything other than an INTJ.
Although Hitler's OSS (Office of Strategic Services) psychological profile is to be regarded with suspicion due to its palpable bias, I would also be justified in deriving my conclusion based upon its analysis.
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Hahahaha! That's good!
The truth I really don't think it's appropriate to try and guess or profess to definitely "know" what Hitler's type is (other than horrible and despicable). To try to associate him with any particular type is degrading. It's also insensitive of the OP given we have all different types represented in this forum.
INTJs often like to think they know with certainty even when they don't. It can be an exhausting waste of time. Give up the idea that you know everything and you'll open up a whole world of possibilities (been INTJ, done INTJ and done with INTJ). Given all the evidence in the world, you still don't know nor can you. There is no objectivity possible - your own biases and antipathies play themselves out, don't you think? It's a possibility...
I think your outlook towards the topic is somewhat biased since it seems like you'd rather have him be of your type than that of someone else. It's important to be objective in such a situation.
Stalin was not a mediocre thinker at all. He managed to almost singlehandedly transform a third world nation into a superpower in little less than 30 years. His contribution to linguistics was also quite significant.
Hitler was an INFJ and your reasoning of him being an INTJ is based off of you wanting him to be your own type, which isn't very good logic last time I checked.