Which statement best describes this author's point of
view?
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"Deutschland Erwache!"
Awake, Germany! There was thunderous applause. Then
the masses took a solemn oath "to save Germany in
Bavaria from Bolshevism."
I do not know how to describe the emotions that swept
over me as I heard this man. His words were like a
scourge. When he spoke of the disgrace of Germany, I felt
ready to spring on any enemy. His appeal to German
manhood was like a call to arms, the gospel he preached a
sacred truth. He seemed another Luther. I forgot
everything but the man; then, glancing round, I saw that
his magnetism was holding these thousands as one.
Of course I was ripe for this experience. I was a man of
thirty-two, weary of disgust and disillusionment, a
wanderer seeking a cause; a patriot without a channel for
his patriotism, a yearner after the heroic without a hero.
The intense will of the man, the passion of his sincerity
Hitler was a scourge who would bring disgrace to
Germany
Hitler had strong ideas but did not inspire strong
support from Germans.
Hitler was a charismatic leader who appealed to
the German people.
Hitler had the ability to influence some people, but
not true German patriots.