I'm reading 'Resistance of the Heart', Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany, by Nathan Stoltzfus, a book published in 1996.

The writer makes the point that the Nazi government, time after time, backed down or modified its stance when running into the wall of public opinion. He is citing instances, well documented, that imply that the populace could have affected the course and degree of persecution.

He also details the progressive removal of rights from the people; some of them, scarily enough, are dead-on for today. When governments attempt war, I understand that the people need to acquire a certain mindset which is where propaganda comes in, but the voluntary relinquishment of rights, the abrogation of the right of the people to think and act and speak for themselves, complete with punishment, is another thing.

Ebbie