In 1940 Lord Halifax & majority of Tory elite thought anti-fascism worse than fascism so wanted to accept Hitler as overlord of Europe
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To be fair, Lord Halifax's desire to cut a deal with Hitler motivated by his imperialism as much as his anti-communism.
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That was correct, turns out. Communists taking over would've been worse. Look at Stalin.
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Strange but true, the German communist party (KPD) teamed up with the Nazis to attempt to dissolve the liberal-controlled (SPD) Bundestag
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Strange but true: the SPD were socialists, not liberals.
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British elite was equally opposed to anti-Stalinist left (anarchists, Trotskyist, even non-communist socialists).
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IF and only IF you confuse bolshevism with anti-fascism.
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Nope, those British elites would've had same policy if anti-fascism consisted only of anarchists or non-Stalinists left.
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