Weimar, Life on the edge of catastophe

I agree with you, foxie. It begs the question how so many right minded Germans (and others) let the atrocities happen...and could it happen again?

Because we all in our own little heads think we would be the freedom fighters, in fact it is more than likely that placed in the sane circumstances we would have been one of the nazis.

twaddle

I agree with you, foxie. It begs the question how so many right minded Germans (and others) let the atrocities happen...and could it happen again?

That's why I thought the book was worth listening to. It does help to explain how ordinary people get used to accepting things that would to most of us seem completely unacceptable. Propaganda was used very effectively to influence people which is why, with social media providing so much of people's information, we need to be particularly aware of foreign and malign forces being used to manipulate British politics.

Galaxy

Because we all in our own little heads think we would be the freedom fighters, in fact it is more than likely that placed in the sane circumstances we would have been one of the nazis.

Yes, most of would have been one of the Nazis... and would be again.

Apparently it began slowly. So slowly, the ordinary folk were not aware.
No social media, to point things out.
Too busy trying to make do for their own families, during a worldwide depression.

No, I don't think we would necessarily be active Nazis.
Just trying to not draw attention to ourselves.
Would we have been brave enough to hide some of our Jewish neighbours, to keep them from harm.
Some ordinarily folk were.
Would we have been brave enough to speak out like the White Rose Sophie?
You have to be in that situation before you know for certain.