Luther?; yes, he also inspired Franco and Mussolini in two other reformed countries! That changes the voting trend a bit does it not?
Anyway; long before Martin someone said; Who is not for me is against me. That surely creates a lot of enemies to love!
From all these important men; who sits closest to God now?
p s,I must add Stalin too as he killed more die-hard communists than anyone else.
Luther was a notorious anti-Semite whose work were widely quoted by the Nazis. He and his writings were used to inspire Germany’s anti-Semetic laws and practices towards the Jews. However, if Luther preached nothing but love and donuts towards the Jews, the Nazis would have simply found someone else where their inspiration sprang forth. And, if no such historical figure existed, the Nazis would have simply made one up or started picking and choosing their quotes until they got what they wanted.
Vehement anti-Semitism has been a long and proud European tradition. Remember that the term anti-Semite arose from the idea that the Jews were an inferior race and not merely practitioners of a religion. Anti-Semitism has strong roots in nationalism of all forms. It was prominent in France and England for centuries. If Germany and Poland became the strongest regions of anti-Semetic propaganda, it’s probably more due to their latent nationalism rather than to some core attribute of their culture. Germany was a collection of independent states until after the Franco-Prussian war in 1870.