They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45

How Facism took over Germany, bit by bit For years, I’ve heard people compare policitians (and their policies) to Hitler and Nazism. After years of watching this pattern play out, I decided it was time for me to have some better context around what leads a country down a path towards one of these toxic “ism’s” so I can better seperate points of genuine alarm from policital pandering. This is a great read for anyone hoping to better understand group psychology, herd mentality, and failure to see the forest for the trees. ...

April 17, 2025 · 1 min · Milton Mayer