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How afraid were they of a communist takeover? Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm relatively ignorant to be sure) but my understanding is that ther
by orblivion 9y ago
How afraid were they of a communist takeover? Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm relatively ignorant to be sure) but my understanding is that there were serious tensions between communitists and Nazis, and that Nazis won out in large part for public fear of communists.
Which is to say, if you're comparing then to now, we should look at more than just the movement in isolation.
- bduerst 9y ago>How afraid were they of a communist takeover? How afraid are the working class of a socialist takeover today? The German working class then was afraid of Bolshevism. The American working class today is afraid of socialism. Populist candidates use this fear to suspend rational thinking.