# Who was Hitler before Hitler was Hitler?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 11, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-hitler-before-hitler-was-hitler/698180 "2014-09-11T14:08:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-hitler-before-hitler-was-hitler/698180/20 "2014-09-11T15:42:57Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> [Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=647118).

And in that thread this:

> [@Who was the standard-bearer for EVIL prior to Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-standard-bearer-for-evil-prior-to-hitler/617596/21):
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> Previous thread on the [subject](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373825)

It’s like a fractal.

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