“In this sense, Hitler´s painting supports [Hannah] Arendt´s theory of National Socialism--that it was defined by its banality and lack of empathy. The Nazis relied on the ability of people not to imagine themselves in someone else´s shoes. The lack of a connection was very much the point.” Hitler S GermanyMental Illness StigmaMental Illness Discrimination Book:The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Modernism, and Hitler's War on Art Source: The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Modernism, and Hitler's War on Art