Originally Posted by
wal
Well that was not really how Fascism started in Germany. After the first world war Germany did not fare well under the Versailles Treaty to end WW1. Germans became discontent at what was happening in their country, disarmament, reparations, job loses, manufacturing shut downs and the war guilt. So it became ripe for an opportunist such as Adolf Hitler to rise up and take control. The conservatives joined with the fascists and control was finally taken. Good people gave their support to Hitler as he promised them an end to the indignity that Germany suffered, removal of the Communists, jobs and prosperity. I know an old guy who lived in Germany at that time, he said it was great, law and order, jobs for every one, a sense of purpose, national pride was restored.
Right wing nationalism joined with the conservatives and it ended in the destruction of Germany. It is going to happen again. Look at the discontent in western countries today, who will rise up and take over, who? In Australia there are many of these "nationalists" rising up and promising the same stuff. They fly the flag, they dress in military uniforms, they use "Christian" terminology, they promise heaven on earth. It feels like we are back in the days before Hitler rose to power, except this time it will be global.