Hitler speaking normally

[Centurion40]

I almost expected him to break-out into song!

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and every highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"Oh no, oh no not me,
I did it my way".

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Yes, it was my way.

[Bison]

Makes you wonder if they weren't intentionally suppressed to prevent any sort of humanization of him, as absurd as that sounds.

[Centurion40]

Makes you wonder if they weren't intentionally suppressed to prevent any sort of humanization of him, as absurd as that sounds.

Reality shows us that very little is actually absurd.  You could have hit the nail on the head.

[LongBlade]

Makes you wonder if they weren't intentionally suppressed to prevent any sort of humanization of him, as absurd as that sounds.

Reality shows us that very little is actually absurd.  You could have hit the nail on the head.

I'm sure you're right, Bison.

[Bison]

I don't know that I've ever heard any recordings of Stalin's voice either.  I was reading some journal articles on Soviet political development and learned that Stalin was actually small in stature.  I'd always had this mental image of him being a physically imposing person. 

[JasonPratt]

Good point; I've watched archival docs on the Russian side and don't recall hearing Stalin's normal speaking voice either.

Consequently, I have a mental sound-image of him sounding like Michael Caine in When Lions Roared.  ::)

[panzerde]

Good point; I've watched archival docs on the Russian side and don't recall hearing Stalin's normal speaking voice either.

Consequently, I have a mental sound-image of him sounding like Michael Caine in When Lions Roared.  ::)

In my mental image of him now that you've all made me think about it, he sounds like Mike Tyson. I mean, it would explain a lot...

[panzerde]

almost makes him seem human doesnt it?

i feel very odd about it for some reason

That's the thing though: he was. I think people may have done the world a disservice in the end by turning him into such a caricature of evil. It makes people think that it takes some sort of almost supernatural being to do the sort of things that the Nazis did, when in fact all it takes is regular humans.


Fascinating listening. I hadn't realized that I'd never actually heard him speak outside of newsreel footage of speeches.

[Staggerwing]

almost makes him seem human doesnt it?

i feel very odd about it for some reason

That's the thing though: he was. I think people may have done the world a disservice in the end by turning him into such a caricature of evil. It makes people think that it takes some sort of almost supernatural being to do the sort of things that the Nazis did, when in fact all it takes is regular humans.


Fascinating listening. I hadn't realized that I'd never actually heard him speak outside of newsreel footage of speeches.

It was Hannah Arendt who coined the phrase 'The banality of Evil' after chronicling the Adolph Eichmann trial. The most extraordinary of evils can be instigated by the most ordinary of people.

[Centurion40]

almost makes him seem human doesnt it?

i feel very odd about it for some reason

That's the thing though: he was. I think people may have done the world a disservice in the end by turning him into such a caricature of evil. It makes people think that it takes some sort of almost supernatural being to do the sort of things that the Nazis did, when in fact all it takes is regular humans.

A most excellent point.

[Airborne Rifles]

Short clip of Stalin giving a speech while speaking in his normal voice. He also pours himself a drink during the clip:

Certainly not the same kind of public speaker as Hitler. Seems more devious to me.

[Centurion40]

Guy gets a rousing round of applause every three words!  ::)

[undercovergeek]

Guy gets a rousing round of applause every three words!  ::)

or be shot  :-\

[panzerde]

But he does sound a little like Mike Tyson...

[Centurion40]

You know that you have nothing to worry about when you can get loaded whilst giving a speech!  :o