Great book reviews on regular everyday people who became Nazis:

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2. Yes. You think it can't happen in the US. Then you read up on how common

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the experiences of Nazis followers were and you realize it can happen anywhere and anyone can be turned into a scapegoater. I learnt that the hard way years ago. A mob will develop around a cult leader and they need an enemy to protect him and grow. That was me the scapegoat. And because I'm not perfect I was targeted. 60 minutes did a story on people who were afraid to come forward with the locations of killing fields of Jews killed by Nazis in eastern Europe. All over the place they were, mostly rural farming communities. So complicit were the locals in the killing that it was not until they had passed away 70 years later that their children started to talk about it. The point is that, given the right mix of narratives and fear, you can make anyone do anything. All humanity is capable in this regard. Just look at history.