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We blamed the Germans for nazi Germany, didn’t we?

• caconym_ 4y ago
  This seems extremely reductive at best, especially with the benefit of hindsight.
• ridiculous_leke 4y ago
  Not just blamed; they were also ruthlessly bombed. The impact was the opposite of what was expected: instead of revolting Germans were even more galvanized in supporting Hitler.
  • JAlexoid 4y ago
    Bombing civilians to foster opposition to the national government was out of arrogant ignorance. However - it did cripple German production capacity, because people go to factories. As far as blaming - we blamed a subset of people and put the responsibility of reparations on all German citizens(born and unborn). We made sure that they knew why the war happened and how horrible it was. We went so far, that only last month did Germany get over the pacification.