Like any other group of 60 million people, the Germans did not all share precisely the same set of beliefs. Some embraced the Nazi philosophy. Anti-Semitism was a feature for many people in Europe, not just Germany, and it’s still there.
Other Germans did not necessarily care for the Nazis, but were thrilled by the rebirth of German pride and strength, as anyone proud of his country and its traditions might feel after being defeated and humiliated in the way Germany was defeated in the First World War.
Most of the Germans just wanted to be left alone: to raise families, tend to their homes, and pursue their civilian careers. The identity of the political party in charge did not matter to them until it was too late. We see a lot of that attitude in America right now.
A few saw what was coming. Most of them ran like hell, and got out of the country before the war. Some stayed and, if they were found out, they were quickly killed or shipped off to one of the camps.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla is a good Freeper. He has a balanced view of history, like me, and he knows that not all Germans were evil. Far from it.
Well said.
Thanks for the support. I do what I can in an increasingly evil age.