How well did the Nazis adhere to their own platform?
Original source: https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/25points.htm A long time ago, I wrote a blog post on the 25 main points of the core platform of the Nazi party. Recent adventures in scholarship have made me want to revisit that theme, this time focusing on how well they implemented each point once they were in power. If you are a German and/or Russian reader, please discontinue reading now if the laws of your nation prohibit even academic and scholarly reading of the Nazi platform. This is neither endorsement nor condemnation of Nazis below, merely my observations on how well they pulled off these points when they had an actual government to implement them. My responses will be in bolded text, in between each point. 1. We demand the union of all Germans in a Great Germany on the basis of the principle of self-determination of all peoples. The Nazis definitely made an effort to do this, and then some. 2. We demand that the German people have rights equal to...