Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is "Nazi."
Historians study their motives, but there is a broad understanding: their motives don’t exonerate them.
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@JuliusGoat I just want to say that after years of reading crappy takes it feels almost cathartic to read the word "Nazis" referring to actual literal Nazis.
Good point too, but man I'd never guess that a mention of Nazis would ever have a positive effect on me lol
