Given a chance would you kill baby Hitler?

[abaris]

Persecution of Jews in Germany goes way back. Consider the Hep Hep Riots of 1815 that involved both destruction of Jewish property and the killing of Jews.  Again, we are not disagreeing. We both agree that Hitler was just a spearhead f8r anti-Jewish sentiments that were already in the public sphere.

In 1815, it wasn't Germany. It were territories with different allegiances. There were 2 dominant powers. One Austria and the other Prussia. Differrent goals, opposing policy, different religions. One catholic, the other protestant. Until 1866, when Prussia became the only dominat power. It's misunderstanding history to speak of Germany when talking about any period before 1848/49. It only became a nation in 1871, after the French/Prussian war. But with a largely federal structure.