Political correctness in SH5

Nordmann · 03-12-10, 09:34 PM

The NSDAP were not as popular or universally supported as people have been led to believe. The only reason why the population went along with Hitler's vision, is because they had little choice in the matter; one wrong word, and you would be getting a midnight visit from the Gestapo.

A system built on fear, generally has no problem 'convincing' the populous that a certain course of action is the correct one to take. The average citizen can do little to change the state of affairs exhibited by said government, if it can be called such, and thus must make the best of a bad situation.

Now, that being said, there were those who fervently supported Hitler's ideology. This is not surprising, given the pre-war promises made by the NSDAP, and the lighting fast recovery Germany made during this early period.

But let us not forget, that there are always those opposed, regardless of how hard the regime attempts to suppress them. Not all soldiers, sailors and airmen would have blindly supported Hitler, but they had a duty to perform, and as such were in no position to question the morals of their leader.

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Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The NSDAP were not as popular or universally supported as people have been led to believe. The only reason why the population went along with Hitler's vision, is because they had little choice in the matter; one wrong word, and you would be getting a midnight visit from the Gestapo. A system built on fear, generally has no problem 'convincing' the populous that a certain course of action is the correct one to take. The average citizen can do little to change the state of affairs exhibited by said government, if it can be called such, and thus must make the best of a bad situation. Now, that being said, there were those who fervently supported Hitler's ideology. This is not surprising, given the pre-war promises made by the NSDAP, and the lighting fast recovery Germany made during this early period. But let us not forget, that there are always those opposed, regardless of how hard the regime attempts to suppress them. Not all soldiers, sailors and airmen would have blindly supported Hitler, but they had a duty to perform, and as such were in no position to question the morals of their leader. __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells