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> Had Patton been given more authority and given less reprimands … the war could very well have ended a year earlier. The war started because another arsehole
by throwaway210222 5y ago
> Had Patton been given more authority and given less reprimands … the war could very well have ended a year earlier.
The war started because another arsehole was given more authority and less reprimands.
The Enabling Act of 1933 was pitched as a temporary measure to "to Remedy the Distress of People and the Reich""
So no: its never worth giving a chop too much power.
[1] https://www.dw.com/en/the-law-that-enabled-hitlers-dictatorship/a-16689839 https://www.dw.com/en/the-law-that-enabled-hitlers-dictators...
- nfw2 5y agoHere are the data points: - giving Hitler authority caused WWII and Holocaust, killing millions of innocent people (bad) - giving Patton authority could have ended WWII early, saving millions of innocent people (good, hypothetically) The first data point alone only proves that giving authority is SOMETIMES bad, which no one would argue with. If the second data point is a true statement, then it clearly counters the assertion that giving authority is ALWAYS bad Maybe granting authority is never worth the risk, but I think it required a more nuanced analysis than just bringing up Hitler.