A common thought I hear from fellow Germans is the Autobahn is an outstanding achievement of Hitler's. I can manage to curb my anger at this, barely. It's like saying "He started a war with more than 30 million deaths, but hey, at least he built some Motorways!
> He started a war with more than 30 million deaths, but hey, at least he built some Motorways!
That isn't the same thing as merely pointing out he built motorways. Specifically the "but hey, at least" is making the intent of most Germans to be awful when it probably isn't.
The Autobahn-system was actually started by the Weimar Republic, but was halted due to WW1. The Nazis initially opposed it but took over the building once they came to power.
