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> Germans didn’t like what happened - there were countless assassination attempts against hitler, but it was just eventually too late. That myth has to die - t
by mamon 6y ago
> Germans didn’t like what happened - there were countless assassination attempts against hitler, but it was just eventually too late.
That myth has to die - there was no real opposition against Hitler for as long as he was successful. He was probably the most popular political leader of all the time. German people did not have a problem with his hatred against Jews, on the contrary, that's what gave him his popularity. It never was "Bad Nazis vs Good Germans" - Nazis and Germans were one and the same.
Yes, initially, in 1933 Nazis did slauther some of their political opponents, but for the years after that they really didn't need to terrorize the nation. Gestapo in 1937 was just 7000 people, inlcuding secretaries and other support stuff, and that was enough to keep 60 million nation in check. Compare that to 200k members of STASI in communist East Germany after war.
As for assasination attempts - if you look at Wikipedia list [0] you'll notice two things:
1. Most of them are pathetic, with zero chance of succeeding
2. None of them are attempted by common "good Germans" - some are by members of competing radical groups, some by citizens of countries conquered by Hitler, then, starting in 1940s there are attempts by generals that realize Germany is going to lose the war.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassination_attempts...
- gentleman11 6y agoI’ll read more about it before I post the idea again, thanks for the correction
- AnthonyMouse 6y ago> He was probably the most popular political leader of all the time. Worth noting that their first major win was in response to the stock market crash, but his popularity really only soared after they took power and imposed censorship. Free speech not such a virtue in Nazi Germany. Much easier to be popular when nobody is allowed to say anything against you.
- raxxorrax 6y agoPeople hat Nazi spies within their own homes that made sure nobodY said anything wrong. Have a diary about such a couple. They made 200 people careful about what to say. Of course free speech was pretty much non-existent.
- p_l 6y agoMost dissent was from somewhat popular leftist movements, that were directly targeted by any anti-free speech actions. If you weren't, as americans would say, a "commie"? You felt like you won.