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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (3605)	5/12/2001 12:29:55 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

If Riefenstahl's films were the only thing I relied on for proof that Hitler was charismatic, I would still argue that it was true, but my position would be shaky. But I do have other sources. My husband's mother was born in Germany in 1921. Although he doesn't like for me to mention it, she was in the Hitler Youth. It was expected of her, of course, and she was just a child. Her brother was in the Luftwaffe and died in the Battle of Stalingrad. My husband's father was in the US army, and was stationed at AFN Munich, a radio station, as an announcer, during the Occupation, and she was a secretary, and so they met, and got married, and moved to the US. So I do know something about what Germans who lived then thought about Hitler. I know very well how Germans feel about Hitler these days, but you can't go back and change the past. Whether it's Triumph of the Will or newsreels, it's clear that Hitler was adored by many. People who knew him or met him always remarked upon his great magnetism and personal charm. He had fans here in the US, too, e.g., Lindberg. We have a saying, "you have to give the Devil his due." The Devil is supposed to be very handsome and charming, too, when he wants to be. If you don't know that, how can you resist temptation when it comes your way?