[Verginius Rufus]

I don't know if it is fair to make the blanket statement that "the Germans hated the Jews."

Speaking of the 1918-1945 period generally, there obviously were some Germans who hated the Jews (Hitler wasn't the only one blaming the German defeat on the supposed "stab in the back" by Jews and socialists), and without more generalized anti-Semitism of a less intense character (prejudices short of hatred) the Nazis might never have come to power, but the Holocaust happened because Adolf Hitler hated the Jews, not because the Germans in general demanded it. The Germans of the 1933-1945 period who did hate the Jews may have done so in many cases because they had been bombarded with Nazi propaganda and believed it. But it is a jump to assume all the Germans hated Jews.

[dfwgator]

It is true, that before the Nazis came to power, Germany was regarded as one of the least anti-semitic countries in Europe, especially when compared to France, and even England.

Most of the anti-semitism was imported in from their neighbors to the south, Austria, which of course Hitler came from.

[Aevery_Freeman]

And not all people of color hate my cracker ass but Michele and Barry sure do. These "prejudices less than hate" form the basis of a campaign of hate. I do not plan to sit by and watch as the "they came for the (fill in the blank)" campaign commences.

(However, I really did enjoy your reasoned and reasonable argument).