Maria, I absolutely agree. You get the sense that they put Hitler and their nation above all else. It becomes evident that they will “stop at nothing in [their] work to help [them] achieve this”. “This” of course being domination and rule. But don’t you feel that if enough of them would rebel against them that he would be forced to step down? Much like the army when he eliminated his friend and leader, if more groups stood up, I feel things would be a lot different. This page really stuck me as sort of a “cowards” page as he expresses how he could not stand up and followed Hitler like he was his beloved dog. Your thoughts?

Maria, I absolutely agree. You get the sense that they put Hitler and their nation above all else. It becomes evident that they will “stop at nothing in [their] work to help [them] achieve this”. “This” of course being domination and rule. But don’t you feel that if enough of them would rebel against them that he would be forced to step down? Much like the army when he eliminated his friend and leader, if more groups stood up, I feel things would be a lot different. This page really stuck me as sort of a “cowards” page as he expresses how he could not stand up and followed Hitler like he was his beloved dog. Your thoughts?

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