Quote:
"The economic system was a powerhouse. If the people there had a brain they could have just bought the rest of Europe instead of making it a mass grave"
I've been a student of WW II for fifty years:
Now here's where liberals like you go astray. The first part of this statement is correct. However what's overlooked is the reason why Germany became a powerhouse. It was gearing up for the war that brought at least temporary economic prosperity to Germany much as gearing up for WW II brought the United States out of the Depression. After the initial plunge in War the primary thing that sustained Germany economically was the siezure of others assets which were used to continue to fund their war effort.
I have a collection of Nazi regalia including dress daggers. One of the primary reasons these were adopted by each Nazi entity was it spurred the economy by putting the Solingen blade manufactures back in business,provided them with income and allowed them to gear up for bayonet production an item then essential for war.
This is just one of dozens of examples that could be cited.
Bottom line: The Nazi economy was a war driven economy.
Jim
