Conserative Morality wrote:I don't think Jeff Bezos is part of a deeply and legally embedded military aristocracy within the national army, though I could, of course, be wrong. In any case, my point is that 'the establishment' was not against Hitler - 'the establishment' insofar as there was anything that could be regarded as an establishment, was firmly with him - the Centre Party, the DNVP, et co - all supported his bid because they thought they would get something out of it.
Zentrum didn't "Support his bid" in order to get something out of it, Zentrum helped pass the Enabling Act because they felt threatened by Hitler and the Nazis, and feared reprisals if they refused to vote for it. Ludwig Kaas described the vote so;
"On the one hand we must preserve our soul, but on the other hand a rejection of the Enabling Act would result in unpleasant consequences for faction and party. What is left is only to guard us against the worst. Were a two-thirds majority not obtained, the government's plans would be carried through by other means. The President has acquiesced in the Enabling Act. From the DNVP no attempt of relieving the situation is to be expected"
Suggesting that Zentrum was "firmly" with Hitler is nothing short of slander. They campaigned against him, and were heavily split on the Enabling Act. Alas once Hitler took over more fully, any guarantees respecting the rights of the Church and Catholics were quickly forgotten, and a lot of Zentrum members were discriminated upon by the Nazis.
