Don't think of the Nazis as 'evil'

Before I get death threats let me clarify my statement. When we think of Nazis today we think of them as we do the neo-Nazis and other openly racist groups: bunch of hateful, ignorant, white trash hicks. The fact is that the Nazis were hateful, but they were far from ignorant. Many of them were highly cultured people: Doctors, Lawyers, Businessmen, etc. I'm sure if you were to meet one at a dinner party they'd be very charming. There is no way the German people, or any people for that matter would follow people that had "evil" personalities. While I was watching this film the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Why? Because it's mesmerizing, and I'm saying this as a black man from Arkansas. I can see why so many followed these people. They didn't do it because of the hatred of the Jews, but instead because they had an excessive pride of their own culture and country. My point is we need to stop thinking of evil in terms of something we can spot a mile a way. True evil tricks you. True evil comes with a charisimatic smile.