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If Henry Ford had Asperger's, then why did Hitler like him?

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You're assuming Hitler was a rational and consistent person who wanted to implement a political program in which he truly believed, not a prejudiced and cowardly bully determined to say and do whatever he had to in order to hold power. read more

Another reason is that Ford was a citizen of the US, not of the Reich so Hitler had no legal authority over him. Finally, at that time Asperger's was not what autism was called and the disorder was not thought of in terms of a spectrum. read more

Hitler had invented the award, and it was no doubt Hitler who decided Ford should be awarded it. But Ford, though he was a bitter anti-semite, was also a pacificist who did not particularly approve of the Nazis’ militant fervor. read more

Documents suggesting that Hans Asperger, who gave his name to a form of autism, was a Nazi collaborator have shocked the world. The Austrian paediatrician is even said to have helped Hitler’s regime murder disabled children by choosing who would be killed. read more

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