By now Tweedy, like many other foreigners, was thoroughly confused. There was much to dislike about this uncouth new society yet was he being too critical? After all, Hitler was ‘not a bad man’. True, he had a streak of ‘hysterical madness’, but hadn’t every great movement been the inspiration of an eccentric? In the preceding weeks, Tweedy had conducted countless interviews with people from every conceivable background. Many were hostile to Hitler but many more were seduced by the new ‘faith’. It was ‘buoyant, exciting and alive. It was not patronising. It broke down social barriers, provided
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Foreign confusion over how to react to Nazi regime.
