Nazism is a psychological problem shaped by socio-economic causes and, therefore, to understand that we must understand the context in which it emerged. There was a group of people, many of them from the working class, to show that without very strong and passionate without being too was left in to the situation. Moreover, among them the small middle class, she was very attracted by this new ideology and established a union with their fanatic leaders.
Psychologically the modern individual living in a state of apathy and fatigue that prevents the firm before becoming of what happens. In the Germany of that time also had other conditions that are linked to this, was that the working class had suffered successive defeats after the victories of the revolution of 1918. For the beginning of the thirties had already lost the fruits of victory and the first mass working class was under the sign of resignation to the distrust of leaders, or interest on any political activity.
Contrary to the skepticism or distaste of the working class, the lower middle class (petty traders, artisans and employees) warmly welcomed the arrival of the Nazi regime. There are features of this class that defines the course of history and now love the strong, the weak hatred, pettiness, greed (with the money and feelings), their asceticism, narrow view of life and suspicion against the foreigner. These features would be one of the pillars that rise to the subsequent roll-social.
Previously the authority of the monarchy was undisputed and revered the lower middle class got a sense of pride and a narcissist. In the post-war period this changed. The decline of the middle class became more acute and the arrival of inflation, which reached its greatest intensity in 1923, ended with the savings that this social layer had amassed over many years of work. While between 1924 and 1928 the economic situation was improving, and thus economic hopes of the new middle class, that ended the 1929 crisis that squandered many of the gains made in previous years.
In addition to face economic issues had increased psychological problems and that came mainly from the defeat suffered in the war and the fall of the monarchy. Before the war, the middle class might be in a position superior to that of the worker but the differences were shortened or canceled, largely because the social prestige of the proletariat had been increasing and this implied that, consequently, the class half diminished. Had not eliminated the gap whom despise. In addition, the middle class saw the family, another stronghold, collapsed. Economic and social conditions of the war had undermined parental authority and thus the morality of this social class. In this way the new generation did not have a clear horizon and doing whatever they wanted for their own future regardless of what their parents had done. The economic crisis depriving parents of the support material that could have given their children in other circumstances and the new generation should be sought on their own to succeed. Coupled with the excess population to get a job was the large group of former soldiers who had not successfully adapted to their new situation after years of civil accustomed to exercising power. Now you did not know simple to remain as employees.
Psychologically the modern individual living in a state of apathy and fatigue that prevents the firm before becoming of what happens. In the Germany of that time also had other conditions that are linked to this, was that the working class had suffered successive defeats after the victories of the revolution of 1918. For the beginning of the thirties had already lost the fruits of victory and the first mass working class was under the sign of resignation to the distrust of leaders, or interest on any political activity.
Contrary to the skepticism or distaste of the working class, the lower middle class (petty traders, artisans and employees) warmly welcomed the arrival of the Nazi regime. There are features of this class that defines the course of history and now love the strong, the weak hatred, pettiness, greed (with the money and feelings), their asceticism, narrow view of life and suspicion against the foreigner. These features would be one of the pillars that rise to the subsequent roll-social.
Previously the authority of the monarchy was undisputed and revered the lower middle class got a sense of pride and a narcissist. In the post-war period this changed. The decline of the middle class became more acute and the arrival of inflation, which reached its greatest intensity in 1923, ended with the savings that this social layer had amassed over many years of work. While between 1924 and 1928 the economic situation was improving, and thus economic hopes of the new middle class, that ended the 1929 crisis that squandered many of the gains made in previous years.
In addition to face economic issues had increased psychological problems and that came mainly from the defeat suffered in the war and the fall of the monarchy. Before the war, the middle class might be in a position superior to that of the worker but the differences were shortened or canceled, largely because the social prestige of the proletariat had been increasing and this implied that, consequently, the class half diminished. Had not eliminated the gap whom despise. In addition, the middle class saw the family, another stronghold, collapsed. Economic and social conditions of the war had undermined parental authority and thus the morality of this social class. In this way the new generation did not have a clear horizon and doing whatever they wanted for their own future regardless of what their parents had done. The economic crisis depriving parents of the support material that could have given their children in other circumstances and the new generation should be sought on their own to succeed. Coupled with the excess population to get a job was the large group of former soldiers who had not successfully adapted to their new situation after years of civil accustomed to exercising power. Now you did not know simple to remain as employees.
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