Who am I? My father was born in another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women. I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me. My mother died at an early age from cancer. Although my father deserted me and my mother raised me, I later wrote a book idolizing my father, not my mother. Later in life, questions arose over my real name. My birth records were sketchy. No one was able to produce a legitimate, reliable birth certificate. I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my new country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs and didnât follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny. I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult, disguising myself as someone who really cared about them. That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and embarked on a new career. I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child. I became active in local politics in my 30′s; then, with help behind the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office in my 40s. They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into anything. I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker and citizens were drawn to me, as though I were a magnet and they were small roofing tacks. I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances. This bolstered my ego. At first, my political campaign focused on my countryâs foreign policy⦠I was very critical of my country in the last war, and seized every opportunity to bash my country. But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the countryâs economy. I pretended to have a really good plan on how we could do better, and every poor person would be fed and housed for free. I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess. It was the free market, banks and corporations. I decided to start making citizens hate them and, if they became envious of others who did well, the plan was clinched tight. I called mine âA Peopleâs Campaignâ. That sounded good to all people. I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics and was able to gain widespread popular support. I knew that, if I merely offered the people âhopeâ, together we could change our country and the world. So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include âpersecuted minoritiesâ. My true views were not widely known, and I kept them unknown, until after I became my nationâs leader. I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined those people associated with. Iâm glad they didnât. Then I became the most powerful man in the world. And then the world learned the truth. Who am I? Adolph Hitler
Are you trying to suggest that those are conflicting statements? It is quite common for a mother to raise her children to adulthood and still die from cancer at an early age.
Yeah, I would call anything before 60 years early. I think just about everyone considers 47 early, which is when Hitler's mom died. He was 18 at the time. As the OP was an Obama suggestive reference, his mom died at 53 when he was 34. I would still call 53 early, considering the female life expectancy is mid 80s.
Well I'm pretty sure that every high school in the nation teaches the life of Hitler in conjunction with WWII. I thought most people were familiar with his life history.
I'm sure very few high school students know that Hitler's mom died at 47, so they and we have you and the OP to thank for keeping us informed.
Something of a delusional freak for presenting an irresponsible comparison and its attendant implications would be my best guess. Thanks for asking.