7. I won't belabor this by quoting similar pro-Nazi thoughts from Lindberg, Johnson, Percy, Henry Ford, etc. etc.
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@imillhiser a major selling point of fascism was fascist states were capable of action during a time of mass government failure3 replies 4 retweets 11 likes -
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@imillhiser one reason why FDR was such an important figure. He proved that constitutional democracy wasn't incompatible with action.5 replies 6 retweets 20 likes -
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10. Another factor is anti-communism, which we see in JFK's statement: "What are the evils of fascism compared to communism?”
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11. Many of these figures who admired Nazi Germany's efficiency etc. also supported appeasement in late 1930s (i.e. Kennedy family).
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12. Appeasement is wrongly seen as growing out of weakness & cowardness of West. But covert sympathy for Nazism was also a factor.
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13. What we call appeasement should more properly be seen as a covert alliance: propping up Nazis as bulwark against communism.
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14. As several people have mentioned, there are books on this topic, but it hasn't made much of an impression on popular views of WWII.
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15. We're lucky that Hitler was such a stark raving land-grabbing monster, so western elites eventually realized they had to oppose him.
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@JerryLMaine but USA already moving to anti-Nazi position (support for UK and USSR).
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@HeerJeet Do our elites today not salivate at the idea of intervening the world over? Africa, Russia... And also Asia and South America.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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