• PolarPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    National Socialidm very much was a product if it’s time. Imperialism hadn’t yet been globally condemed, racism was rampant globally, and genocides and man made famine were happening all over the world. Germany was going through an economic collapse when along comes Mr. Hitler who was able to convince Germany that they should hate certain people and love others.

    They were only able to thrive because of the certain set of circumstances that existed at that time. If someone attacked a NATO country today what do you think would happen?

    • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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      Imperialism was being condemned. The people condemning it didn’t count as people at the time.

      Germany was going through an economic collapse partly due to punishing terms introduced by other Western countries after losing WW1.

      “National socialism” was never actually socialist. It masqueraded as socialism to gain support but was always fascist.

      I’d argue fascism only concerns itself with hatred, not love. Had Hitler successfullt genocided the initial groups he blamed for everything, he would have found a new outgroup to target. This would have continued until black haired men with toothbrush moustaches were labelled the problem in need of a “final solution”.