Unfortunately, the most active BS posters do not seem to read their newspaper articles completely, let alone their history books.

The real topics behind the general discussion are not the Kaisers and Hitler, but Putin, Ali Khamenei, and Bashar al-Assad etc. Very easy to do the wrong thing, and definitely not a classical case of left wing vs. right wing.

In such a complex context, glorifying any past leader, however deserving, would be extremely dangerous, because what may have been good politics then would probably be disastrous now. Fortunately, at a second glance, almost all of them give us very little cause for admiration.

The lady in question was noted for her bravery during the war, but not for any support of democracy in Germany or elsewhere. As for more poweful politicians, Jim quoted

Indeed, it was the sort of thinking which fits with Britain's WWI Prime Minister, Lloyd George's statement to the House the following year: "...in a very short time, perhaps in a year, perhaps in two, the conservative elements in this country will be looking to Germany as the bulwark against Communism in Europe........Do not let us be in a hurry to condemn Germany. We shall be welcoming Germany as our friend." (Commons, Nov,28, 1934"

Such a statement was sorely missed when Germany was still a democracy.

What can we learn from that, when facing today's leaders listed above? Hint: any quick answer is bound to be totally wrong.