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Nazi Germany
Why did so many german people get sucked into the ideology?
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1) The Weimar Republic was unstable. Hitler promised stability and order, and people were prepared to sacrifice personal liberty for these.
2) There was a fear of Communism and a disillusionment in Socialism (which had been tried in parts of Germany).
3) Germany had a large Jewish population. Hitler believed that Liberalism, Communism and Capitalism were perpetrated by Jews, and played on people's prejudices, telling them that German culture and traditions were being undermined by Jews. Jews became a target for popular fear and frustration.
4) There was a dislike of foreigners after the way Germany had been treated in the years following WW1.
2) There was a fear of Communism and a disillusionment in Socialism (which had been tried in parts of Germany).
3) Germany had a large Jewish population. Hitler believed that Liberalism, Communism and Capitalism were perpetrated by Jews, and played on people's prejudices, telling them that German culture and traditions were being undermined by Jews. Jews became a target for popular fear and frustration.
4) There was a dislike of foreigners after the way Germany had been treated in the years following WW1.
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Just to add to these two excellent posts, three facts about humans.
1. They're angry.
2. They're stupid.
3. The angrier they get, the stupider they become.
Fuelled by their abject poverty and humiliation on the world stage, Germany was a seething country and people took that frustration out on Jewish people. As Hitler knew, it's very very easy to manipulate public feeling and mob mentality.
In fact, given the same economic circumstances as 1930s Germany, you could create a similar mob mentality here in relation to Muslims.
1. They're angry.
2. They're stupid.
3. The angrier they get, the stupider they become.
Fuelled by their abject poverty and humiliation on the world stage, Germany was a seething country and people took that frustration out on Jewish people. As Hitler knew, it's very very easy to manipulate public feeling and mob mentality.
In fact, given the same economic circumstances as 1930s Germany, you could create a similar mob mentality here in relation to Muslims.
Look around you at the disquiet in England over the influx of Eastern Europeans and others ( couldnt possibly say which others in this political and soft climate) ..Theres your answer..A hard line government who were prepared to do something about it. And before i get a backlash I am not a racist..Just a realist
there really isnt a simple answer to this question theres a hundred and one answers, as well as jocks answers there is 1- the way he campaigned (he would fly to places where he thought he could win the vote) 2- the government at the time thought they could control or 'buy him' 3- he had some very clever people around him just watch nazis a warning from history.
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