Brian, a slightly curious discourse I feel. I think we all know the background to Hitler and even the very few good points he had in the early days, but you appear to be defending him and his merry gang of cutthroats. You say killing Hitler wouldn't have changed anything? Of course it would have done, I can't see how you can say that.
I did make what I thought was a rationale reply regarding cultural differences, but acknowledging they exist in no way means I condone many of their practices. As you know I too have been exposed to cultures from Australia to Estonia and many places in between, and have worked in most, so I do claim some personal knowledge - and yes, prejudice in several instances. I also don't see where I 'avoided the original question', obviously my English must be less than I thought it was.
The problem with a discussion of this type and I am as guilty as any, is the danger of 'cherrypicking' examples to support a case. You make a further odd assumption that in some way I approved the use of Napalm in Vietnam, where that came from I do not know, and again having worked in Vietnam it is doubtful that many would have agreed with that, but don't forget it was not just Kennedy, but if anything Lyndon Johnson who ordered this. I think History is already re-assessing Kennedy's place anyway.
Then 'preaching what I will never do' - as in? Never forgiving what I see as evil? Sorry but that is the man I am. I do have strong opinions, and have lived long enough, travelled pretty far and wide, to have some fair basis for most of them.
Likewise, and it may surprise you, I also don't have the need for understanding and/or forgiveness for any of my opinions or indeed actions. Could I personally kill someone? Who knows, but sometimes the idea at least is attractive, and I suspect I could in the context of the opening question.
I DO believe we are all ultimately responsible for what we do, personally. If we always blame others for everything then we haven't grown up in my view. Of course there are the mentally ill, but to put ALL perpetrators of vicious crimes into this convenient pocket is an insult to the genuinely ill.
As to flack on myself Brian, I am a big boy now, and I think I can handle just about anything of that nature that is handed out to me.
Finally a further odd word you have used about people 'will always brag about what they would do....' Brag? I haven't noticed that element in any of the posts. A certain anger yes,moral frustration yes, but 'brag? I don't think so.