Millions Of Germans Believed Hitler's Lies Too Today's Situation Is Not That Much Different

[DanieRains]

And believing Hitler didn't work out all that well for most of them either.

They all had to be killed.

There.

I put it in the proper perspective.

[abqtommy]

1. Well, to be accurate many Germans did survive WWII and many defendants at the

Nuremberg trials were sentenced to life in prison. But yeah, it was a time of much death
on both sides. Sure likes like we'll have to do it. Again.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Yeah, well it didn't work out too well for the non-believers.

But I get your point.

The level of brainwashing of 30 percent of our country is not unlike 1930s Germany - nor is the big business and scummy politician complicity.

[milestogo]

3. We have more access to information than they did.

Granted, there are a lot of competing sources of information, but the real problem is the lack of critical thinking.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Coupla little differences...

After WWI, Germany was it with a huge reparations tab, and their Depression and inflation was far worse than ours. Hitler promised help. (we got FDR, and Germany got Hitler-- pretty lucky for us, eh?)

Germany had very little experience with democracy, and the Weimer government was new, unstable, and corrupt. Germany had only even existed as a country for about 50 years at the time, and still hadn't figured all of it out.

One of their biggest fears was Stalin next door pushing his way into Germany and their industrial base.

Powerful German interests, like the Krupps, thought Hitler was a controllable alternative to Communism-- they were wrong. He was just as bad in his own way, and not controllable at all.

I really, really hope we're not in such bad shape.

[msongs]

5. they believed the same things hitler believed before they ever heard of him. that's why it was so

easy for him to take over. same as repubs beliving the same as trump. they all believed the same stuff before trump took over

[Boomerproud]

6. Yes. They are letting Trump do their thinking for them.

[bluestarone]

7. Every time i watch a movie about the Hitler assholes, i

Say to myself, It 's hitler days ALL OVER AGAIN! Heaven help our kids if they succeed!