Nazi opposition
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To those who ever thought that no-one spoke out against the Nazi Party until Germany started losing the war:
Has it never occurred to you that when you see propaganda everywhere, especially from a young age, your head has a really good chance of getting filled with it until you actually start to believe it?
Have you really never heard of cases when people believe in the ideals they think the party stands for, and then slowly come to realise the truth?
And, how can you act up or speak out against a totalitarian government when they have their soldiers and their secret police everywhere, most of which is made up of thugs and bullies (as history proves)?
Actually try to imagine what it's like living in a country where people's opinions are determined by mass propaganda and fear of being beaten up or even killed, especially when your country has gone through over a decade of hard times and there seems to be a promise of everything becoming alright again.
And, to the idea that no-one complained while Germany was winning, look up Leaflet No. 4 of the White Rose, when it mentions Hitler's recent victory in Africa and Russia, see what they have to say then.
https://dieweisserose.weebly.com/the-fourth-leaflet.html
What's ironic about all of this, is that both Hans and Sophie had been involved in the Hitler Youth and the League of the German Maidens, and in fact, were the leaders of their squadron. Their other siblings were involved as well (there were 5 children, not including Thea, who died when she was a baby).
All 5 of them enjoyed the trips, the outdoor exercises and the tests of courage. They were young, easily convinced. But they begun to become disillusioned with the ideals of the Nazi Party long before the war even started.
They are proof of that, in spite of what many thought in their belief for the government, over time came to realize what it really stood for and what it really meant. Everyone says they were outraged by what the SS were doing, particularly to the Jewish population. And Christoph Probst never sided with the Party. Let's not forget he wrote the draft for the 7th pamphlet.
https://www.whiterose-bca.com/whiterose-leaflet7
Nazis are like bullies in the playground: agree or be tormented; if not, tortured and be branded as an outcast to everyone surrounding you. It is the same with any totalitarian government, extreme right or extreme left.
The Scholl's and Probst reflected the views of many Germans. Unfortunately, to be living in Nazi Germany... meant that thoughts and ideas, facts and convictions were quashed. Too many Germans (and people around the world too) did not speak up against the Nazis... or else so many people would have been spared.
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