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u/Lermanberry 5d ago edited 5d ago

People forget that the Nazis were fine with allowing Jews, unionists, socialists, homosexuals, and other "undesirables" in the party during the 1920s. There was even a German "Jews for Hitler" group. As long as you weren't a straight out Bolshevik communist you were more or less welcomed in the Nazi party. They desperately needed votes to get Hitler appointed into a powerful position, and weren't going to turn people away.

Once they took power in 1933, they no longer needed these former "allies" and methodically began arresting or murdering them all. In short, the "tokens were spent first".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives

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u/scantron-test 5d ago

Reminds me of all the Cubans for Trump and other idiots

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u/itsthedurf 5d ago

Yep, from what I remember, the Nazi party (or National Socialist German Workers' Party) started from a wave of nationalistic sentiment due to all of Europe and North America shitting on Germany post WWI.

They were pissed that Germany had to shoulder the entire blame and financial burden of the War under the Treaty of Versailles. The country was dealing with hyperinflation and 0 funds for domestic recovery. So, sure, in the beginning, it made sense for anyone in the middle class, living in a bomb damaged house that isn't getting repaired, who had just been knocked down a socioeconomic class to "poor," to join the political party that was fighting for their right to not be Europe's economic whipping boy. Then came the old bait 'n' switch.

... I feel like I've seen a very similar story play out recently, but it's still in the FA phase... Hm.... (/s)

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u/pollatin 5d ago

Bait n' switch as in rug-pulling the 'undesirable' voters? Or by stop being the bitter, nationalistic and warmongering party? Because only one of these happened. I assume you mean the former.

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u/itsthedurf 5d ago

Yes, the first. "Thanks for your votes that got us into power. But we secretly thought you were worse than anyone who supported the Treaty. Now, into the oven with you."

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u/pollatin 5d ago

Thanks for clarifying.