Rachel Brower’s Reviews > They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45 > Status Update

Essentially, the Nazi regime wasn't good for anyone. East and West Germany both suffered in the aftermath, and obviously there were over a million (exact # not known) people killed in the process. A key take away is anytime a man in power starts talking about war or violence to accomplish literally anything, run in the opposite direction...

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So now, it's explained that the Catholic and Protestant churches aligned with the Nazi party and even had informants within the churches to inform party members of (unclear) information.

Well, according to this author, Germans are traditionally sore losers, culturally. This might be a bit of an overgeneralization, but I'll listen on.

Another phase of this movement is mentioned - an emphasis on non-intellectual virtues. Essentially, educated people were seen as a threat.

Basically, normal people were somewhat coerced into joining the Nazi party to succeed in their careers and therefore had to follow the Nazi rules.

Honestly this is closer to reading a textbook than reading a story. I thought this book was going to be a bit closer to telling a story and being informative through the process. So far it feels like I'm straight up reading a textbook.