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radius777

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10. I agree completely, and think Germans got off lightly,

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 08:41 PM

Aug 2017

which, IMO, allowed alt-rightism to so easily reemerge.

Hitler's Nazi views were simply more extreme versions of what most Germans (right and left alike) already felt.

"The Good German" has always been the explanation for why ordinary Germans went along, but this is bullshit, as there was a long and deep history of anti-semitism in Germany (Martin Luther was a virulent anti-Semite and basically a terrorist) and Europe, similar to the long history of slavery/racism in America that allowed so many 'Good Whites' to line up and vote for Herr Drumpf.

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All Germans? No. Many? Yes. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #2

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Not Really. Also, Mostly Just A Matter of Degree. TomCADem Aug 2017 #6

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Title is wrong Vinnie From Indy Aug 2017 #9

That Is The Title of the NY Times Article, Not The Book TomCADem Aug 2017 #12

I agree completely, and think Germans got off lightly, radius777 Aug 2017 #10

I know Germans who lived through it. Wolf Frankula Aug 2017 #11