actually i thin you have to be stupid to accept the philosophies on offer in nazi germany. any intelligent person can see the benefits of universal altruism and egalitarianism. the only thins which will lead a person to argue against these things are selfishness and bigotry, both of which are forms of stupidity borne of conditioning. in the case of nazi germany the conditioning came from the catholic church (i get sick and tired of the endless 'adolf was an atheist' crap religious apologists come out with), and in the case of greed orented politics now the conditioning comes from the financial shitfight of reagan and thatcher in the 80's and the philosophies of disgusting individuals like ayn rand.
but there you go - the human species if staggeringly stupid. it is this that leaves people open to these kinds of conditioning.
