In a conventional war each side grows ever more pragmatic as their idealism hits reality and is gradually ground down by it. In the culture war each side grows ever more ideological because the battle is virtual and the belligerents remain insulated from real-world consequences.
By that point it ceased to be about ideology and began to be about protecting one's homes and families from the Russians. Recall Goebbels' speech as Chancellor.
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If it was mainly about the Russians then logically the Germans would have surrendered to the yanks in '44. Some wars (7 years war, Spanish Succession, russo-Jap war) do lead to compromise. Some don't. You can't generalise.
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Well, it was about protecting Germany from all invaders. The Russians just happened to be the vanguard.
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