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Horse Vessel's Political Awakening in the Context of Nazi Youth Groups
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Horse Vessel was a member of the middle-class youth group, and later became involved in the Black Reichswehr and underground army in Germany. The Nazis established anti-communism as a religion, and this idea can still be seen in far-right groups today, who view all left-wing foes as satanic baby-eaters trying to destroy the United States.
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The Nazis were so well convinced by the reichstag fire that they ultimately established anti-communism as a religion.
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The Nazis were so well convinced by the reichstag fire that they ultimately established anti-communism as a religion. This phenomenon can still be seen today with some groups in the United States, where left-wing foes of Donald Trump are seen as satanic baby eaters trying to destroy the country.
ChapterHorse Vessel's Political Awakening in the Context of Nazi Youth Groups
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Horse Vessel, an activist born in 1907, was involved in the underground army called the Black Reichswehr and was a member of the NSDAP in the SA.
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Horse Vessel, an activist born in 1907, was involved in the underground army called the Black Reichswehr and was a member of the NSDAP in the SA. His worldview included a division between "us" and "them," with "us" comprising his comrades, the fatherland, the volkisch, and the German, and "them" including the communists, social democrats, and Jews.