A fascinating thing happened at the Nuremburg Trials after WWII. Immediately after he first testified, preaching German propaganda from the witness stand and outshining the US Prosecutor, the despicable, vain, greedy and funny Nazi war criminal, Hermann Goering began to receive thousands of letters in the form of fan mail, which he was never allowed to read. The messages were all similar with phrases like, "Way to go Herman", "Hang tough Hermann", (unintentional double entendre), "Keep ;your chin up", etc. These letters came from all over the world, not just Germany. This iconic idol and caricature of a human being was admired for his wit and humor in spite of all his flaws by people in America,as well as remote places on the globe.
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