I feel very open minded today. Give me the most honest to god

>>2953145
Regardless of other factors, one of the greatest problems with the Third Reich was the level of fanaticism it required from the population. Nazis will say this isn't a bug but a feature however this is because they are infected with the same fanaticism. Any political system that sets it leader up as a sort of demigod is bound to become grotesque and this is precisely what happened in Nazi Germany. I think modern people will never be able to truly comprehend how intoxicating a Nazi rally was because we've been desensitized by mass media whereas that level of spectacle was completely novel in 30s/40s. With this in mind, it's not surprising how rationality was drowned out by the sound and fury of Hitler's propaganda machine.

>>2953145
>Or is the mainstream view on the Third Reich largely correct?
What view? Like the above anon said, it's hard to imagine a historical event like that when we live in an era of postmodern irony and cynicism.

>>2953145
> Is our mainstream opinion of the Third Reich ACTUALLY warped because the Allies made sure to misconstrue as much about a regime we never lived in as much as possible, due to the "history is written by the victor" meme?
That depends where are you from, Russian will have the very different way of warping compared to American or German. The mainstream view does not usually deviate far from reality (maybe except for the Russians), but don't trust anyone projecting contemponary issues into it.

>>Recommend me legitimate literature that will give me honest insight about the Third Reich as well if you want
>Rise and fall of the third Reich
>Bloodlands, since in the west people are uneducated on Reich's biggest bloodshed
>Wages of destruction on German economy

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>>2953145
>Give me the most honest to god information about the Third Reich.


HITLER CRAPPED his PANTS!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>2955393
Plplplplt

Mary fulbrooks History of Germany details German history from 1918-2008 and explains the rise of national socialism and the third Reichs history apart from the war.

After the hyperinflation of the 20's and the effects of the Great Depression national socialism gave many people jobs through labor groups and an increase of industry due to rearmament.
It can also be debated that nazism stopped communism from gaining popularity in Western Europe and stopped stalin from expanding west.

>>2955393
Oh shit!

>>2953145
>we never lived in
Millions of people did, some as German citizens and many - such as my grandparents - as people under occupation. Here, every village has a story of war-time murders of civilians, and my grandmother told me of her experiences as well.

Here's a source listing some of the crimes perpetrated by nazism (as well as fascism and communism) if you, or anyone else, would care to read more.
http://www.mp.gov.si/fileadmin/mp.gov.si/pageuploads/mp.gov.si/PDF/poprava_krivic/Crimes_committed_by_Totalitarian_Regimes.pdf

Financially they ran the nation into absolute debt and gave the big firms a carte blanche to do as they liked.

The war was financially inevitable as they had to rob other nations to pay off the debt they racked up in their opulent spending spree and get more resources for free.