were the people in Germany mostly rich or mostly poor?
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There are rich and there are poor, and it is like most of the world. However Germany is ecomonically strong in western Europe.
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Ahh. Finally an intelligent, meaningful, properly spelled and punctuated question.\n\nIn my educated opinion:\n\n1) Because of the way the German people were treated after World War I came to an end. The Americans, French, and English foolishly did not offer any aid to the Germans, but instead allowed the economic conditions in Germany to deterioriate. After WWI, Germany experienced a hyperinflation that, in practical terms, meant that the average person's standard of living got worse every month. People were quite unhappy, and Hitler exploited this unhappiness by pointing to a scapegoat: the Jews. (Please note that the opposite happened after World War II because of the Marshall Plan.)\n\n2) Because of a continuing and underlying hatred of Jewish people, not only in Germany, but across Europe. In my opinion, this hatred was not only tolerated, but to some extent encouraged, by the Catholic church. It goes back to the ridiculous idea that Jesus Christ was killed by Jews. When Hitler offered up the Jews as scapegoats, many Germans agreed with the concept.\n\n3) The unquestioning loyalty to goverment and country of the German people, and the unwillingness of good people to speak out before it was too late. See below.\n\n4) Hitler's brilliance as a motivator and public speaker.\n\n5) The average person's well-founded fear of Hitler's government.\n\nHere is a famous quotation from Martin Niemoller:\nFirst they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—\nbecause I was not a communist;\nThen they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—\nbecause I was not a socialist;\nThen they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—\nbecause I was not a trade unionist;\nThen they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—\nbecause I was not a Jew;\nThen they came for me—\nand there was no one left to speak out.\n\nTHANK YOU for asking this question.
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The Medicis of Italy.  They were bigger than the Rothchilds in the 20th century.  They produced Popes, Dukes, you name it.  Then there's the Habsburgs, which dominated the Royal Families of Germany, England, Russia and Scandinavia.
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The rich are richer.\nThe poor and middle class are poorer.\nthere are fewer freedoms.\nthe New World order's agenda is racing ahead,
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In America we have free enterprise and a class-less society. In other words, anyone can make money and be rich and be accepted here. We have no special laws for the rich and different set for the poor. Thats the American Dream. In China, Iran,Russia, and the French Revolution, they have a class society. In other words, if you were born poor, you will probably remain that way because the oppurtunities are not there for you to advance your status in life.
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B/C German's are selfish
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Not many for the majority of people. Most were poor, ill fed and led short lives.
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Mmmm...I married someone from another class and I come from a poor background.  She grew up in the city and I grew up in the country and city.  She grew up with money and I didn't.  She had two parents and I had one and grew up mostly on welfare and while my mother sold crafts, did farm work and worked as a waitress on a part-time basis.
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OF course all Germans are not stubborn. All Germans are  menatlly and physically superior. That is not stubborn, it is just a fact. Poor Germans are cursed with perfection. Unfortunately, others do not know this and find them stubborn. Sad, but true.
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I am an American living in Mexico. Seems to me most of the rich Mexicans are those who are mostly of Spanish heritage, not Indian.  These peole are descendents of the large landowners of the last century..have family wealth, more education. However I also know rich and middle class (financially)  people of Indian and mixed heritage.   There is not the emphasis on charity in Mexico that there is in the states.
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In Glod village, in Romania (a country from Eastern Europe). People there seem to be quite poor...
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No. It was more of a racial scapegoating. There was envy because the Jews prospered. There was antisemitism in Germany before the Nazis but Nazis gained and maintained their power by blaming the Jews and others for a lot of things.
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Oh what bullshit about "Gods way of making us work hard..." blah blah blah...the majority of rich people were born rich. Alot of it happens because of the goverment, and location. There's many factors...but don't bring something like GOD into this. What a lame ass answer...
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Actually, it was about neither. It was economics and social structure. You need to learn a LOT more about the haulocaust. Hitler was anti-religion. He made the Catholics of Germany burn their bibles, etc.
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People were poor because of the Great Depression.
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100% they all are wealthy...most of them got that way off the tax payers dollar
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The Nazi government had an aim to try and better Germany and expand its borders for "living space". The policies and trends are completely different, so a direct comparison doesnt really work, but i see your point.\nThe current US gov is not, im my opinion making policies that greatly benefit the country, rather business and making rich people richer. The Nazi's, although very much misguided and twisted, did have grand plans to greatly improve Germany, which in some ways they did achieve (they achieved a lot of infrastructure improvements for instance).\nIt does have a nice ring to it though ;)