And even though there were people with grave reservations, which only grew over time, clearly Hitler & Gang still were essentially unimpeded (by the populace; there were their own internal power struggles and purges) in destroying Germany and it took a world war to stop him.
From some of the discussion I have been involved in here, it seems some folks think that, because it's unlikely such a death spiral is imminent, that it's okay to be blithe about it.
I view it oppositely. Even if we are only seeing the first steps down that road, it's not wrong to point out the predictable historical destination to which that road leads.
Don't receive Military History any longer. Will have to check out the issue at the library this month. Thanks.
BTW, if you didn't see this link, it might interest you:
Why was Hitler elected if he blatantly stated his plans in Mein Kampf?
I was just looking around after we got to talking about this and found this eerie column. The comments aren't as dumb as usual for a forum like that; some are even insightful.
Bottom line for me: it was eerie, again, to see such a question asked. I heard that same question asked about Obama over and over again since the election: why was he elected when he blatantly and repeatedly said he is committed to wealth redistribution, to using the power to tax to destroy what he disagrees with or thinks is "bad," to raising a civilian "security" force that is "just as large, just as powerful, just as well-funded" as the military?
Good question.
And thanks for the link.