NAZI TOWN, USA: PBS American Experience ⚔

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13. Tx, good post. Yes plenty in the US were were opposed to going to war in Europe a 2nd time.

And American business leaders and backed politicians clearly saw the benefits of Hitler's regime and fascism in terms of industry gains and profit.

They also had been following the rise of the far left - communism in Russia and Europe, etc. and the threats it posed to property, business and establishment rule.

Fascist ideology fostered the rise of far right organizations and 'blackshirts' in various places in Europe and more. Oswald Mosely's group, the British Union of Fascists in Britain is one case that I didn't know about until 10 years ago.

Steel magnate Fritz von Thyssen was an early backer of Hitler who left for Switzerland when the war started. After the war he received light treatment by the Allied authorities.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fritz-Thyssen