Nationalist Hitler

Hitler plays to people’s love of their country and always references our country and us Germans. For example, this mother’s day card talks about how Hitler says, “We all have but one thing that really makes our lives worth living on this earth: That is our own people, which for us Germans is our Germany. We stand within this people. We live with this people and are bound to it in good times and bad. Our highest duty and holiest task is to preserve this people. For that goal, no sacrifice is too great.” To me, the words/phrases that pop into my head after reading this: NATION, NATIONALISM, COUNTRY PRIDE, COUNTRY LOVE, GERMANS ARE AWESOME, WE ARE AWESOME, LETS KILL THE ENEMY- THE JEWS AND ANYONE THAT SUPPORTS THEM! KILL KILL KILL!

Also, along the lines of Hitler using a strong sense of nationalism to gain the popular support- he used the Treaty of Versailles to help argue his point as well. Meaning- he talked about how horrible the Treaty was and therefore how they should fight back! As said here, "The Treaty of Versailles created economic conditions where Hitler's populist message could gain a hearing. The Allies forced a prostrate Germany, threatened by communist revolution from within, to accept full blame for the war." The cash reparation would've taken 50 years to pay off. Plus, when Germany's economy collapsed due to hyperinflation- everyone (including Hitler) blamed the Treaty. Overall, Hitler's nationalism gave hope to the common man. But the upper classes were fearful of Hitler- maybe because they detected "a genuine willingness to take risks" (same article).

"The answer is that Hitler called for European nationalism as a response to communism, liberalism and internationalism."