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This erotic pattern, however, is not a strong
force in Hitler's personality, nor does it comprise
his entire libidinal investment. It alternates with
other patterns - repress.~~ (or as some cleim overt)
homosexuality, for exampler.
What is important to recognize here is th3t the
purpose of Hitler's prolonged counteractive efforts
is not so131y to rise above h::'s hur:blc crigll':s, to
overcome his ~e~knesses and ine~titude~, but rather
to check and conquo~,
by means of a vigorous ~d8~le~6
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for pass.:!:"~3-tY_.~..r?E_~~~2f.l~5..~ . ~.?E1.. Th('re is no spa~e
here for the mass cf evidence bcerlng cn thi0 point,
but a few examples can be briefly liated: (1) tho
large feminine compon r.m t in Ei tIe 1'" s phy.sicr.l cons ti tution,
also his feminine tastes and sensibilities;
(ii) his initial identification with his mother;
(iii) his exaggerated subservien~c, in the past, to
masterful sureriors (army officors, Ludendorff, 3tC .);
(iv) attraction to Roehm and othor dominocring "10nosexuals;
(v) Hitlor's nightmares which, as described
by several informants, are very suggestive of homosexual
panic; (vi) soma of Hitler's intorprotGtions
of human nature, such as whon he says that the people
"want someone to frighten them and make them shuddct'ingly