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In our society, we tend to view Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party as unthinkable monsters, not even human, unimaginably alien to ourselves and our own cultures.
But what qualities does it really take to be a good Nazi? By that I don't mean Hitler himself or his immediate cronies, but the rank and file of the German people, who (even if not officially a member of the Nazi party, and most weren't) filled its armies and manned its factories and gave their all to support the war effort of Hitler.
It was none other than steadfast, brave, loyal patriotism. A love of country, a sense of duty to the fatherland, a sense of national identity, of the sentiment "my country, right or wrong."
No different whatsoever than the flag waving patriotic emotion in America today.
Thoughts, comments, flames?
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