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Originally posted by shakran
Hitler used the Jews as a vehicle to gain power by making his people terrified of them. Note that Hitler was careful to paint the Jews as a threat even when his oppression had rendered them incapable of being a threat even had they wanted to be.
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I agree with most of what you have written, but this statement above sound like Hitler never really hated the Jews, it sound a bit like they just were "useful"
But If you look at his book "mein kampf" you will see that Hitler personally hated the Jews, he didn't just used them, he wanted to exterminate them. And for this goal he "hijacked" germany just with the methods you described above.
Oh and a small quote from Göring:
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
I think, when looking to the current situations, the last part is quite funny....