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[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Only a third or so of the Reichstag was Nazi - the population would presumably be about the same proportion.

Those people letting their neighbors get dragged off weren't Nazis. They were "apolitical" or some other excuse.

The proportion of Republicans in the US is probably between a quarter to a third...

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.