> Were Nazi's eating lead for breakfast or something?
German here. The root cause for Nazism was not just a widespread acceptance of antisemitism, but especially the economic hardships following WW1 that gave rise to populism. A poor and desperate population is always liable to fall for a skilled demagogue.
And loss in WWI which was considered unfair along with wish to report it and win this time again. Stab in the back myth, the militarization of all government services and so on and so forth.
The antisemitism was not unique to Germany. It was all around the Europe for centuries.
German here. The root cause for Nazism was not just a widespread acceptance of antisemitism, but especially the economic hardships following WW1 that gave rise to populism. A poor and desperate population is always liable to fall for a skilled demagogue.