Who am I ?

 
      I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in
 another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children
 with numerous women.
      I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in
me. My mother died at an early age from cancer.
      Later in life, questions arose over my real name.

      My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to produce a
 legitimate, reliable birth certificate.
 
      I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it
was widely accepted in my country, but I practiced nontraditional beliefs &
didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny.

      I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult,

 disguising myself as someone who really cared about them.

     That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life
and I embarked on a new career.
 
     I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It was clear to those

 who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father
 abandoned me as a child.

     I became active in local politics in my 30's then with help behind
 the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national
 office in my 40s. They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone
 into anything. That reinforced my conceit.
 
     I had a virtually nonexistent resume, little work history, and no
 experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker
and citizens were drawn to me as though I were a magnet and they were small
roofing tacks.
 
    I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances. This
 bolstered my ego.
 
    At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign
 policy. I was very critical of my country in the last war and seized every
 opportunity to bash my country.
 
    But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on
the country's economy. I pretended to have a really good plan on how we
 could do better and every poor person would be fed & housed for free.

    I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess.
 It was the free market, banks & corporations. I decided to start making
 citizens hate them and if they were envious of others who did well, the plan
 was clinched tight.

    I called mine "A People's Campaign" and that sounded good to all
 people.

    I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the
 traditional path of politics & was able to gain widespread popular support.

    I knew that, if I merely offered the people 'hope,' together we
could change our country and the world.

    So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of
 the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted minorities" like the
 Jews. My true views were not widely known & I needed to keep them unknown,
 until after I became my nation's leader.
 
    I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found

 out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined
 those people I associated with.
 
   I'm glad they didn't. Then I became the most powerful man in the
 world. And the world learned the truth.
 
   Who am I?

   ADOLF HITLER
 
   WHO WERE YOU THINKING OF?
 
   Scary isn't it?