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YSK: Denazification in West Germany was lenient and ultimately abandoned, with many Nazis remaining in positions of power.

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YSK: Denazification in West Germany was lenient and ultimately abandoned, with many Nazis remaining in positions of power. - Pawb.Social

> Very soon after the program started, due to the emergence of the Cold War, the western powers and the United States in particular began to lose interest in the program, somewhat mirroring the Reverse Course in American-occupied Japan. Denazification was carried out in an increasingly lenient and lukewarm way until being officially abolished in 1951. The American government soon came to view the program as ineffective and counterproductive. Additionally, the program was highly unpopular in West Germany, where many Nazis maintained positions of power. Denazification was opposed by the new West German government of Konrad Adenauer, who declared that ending the process was necessary for West German rearmament.

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InfiniteGlitch Mar 21

Honestly; I’m curious how does one de-program another person. How do you denazification, defascism etc.

When I look at the world right now, it feels as if these things never left. Nazis stayed Nazis, fascism stayed with fascistic people.

All the while capitalism uses it to gain more money and wealth while looking at the world and not giving a care.

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dis_da_mor

you can’t unless the other person wants to. they need to realise their mistakes and be willing to never commit them again and attempt to amend them if possible.

a lot of people taken in by fascism were originally and continue to be in poor living conditions. if they are first guaranteed all basic human rights & the required needs to live, talking to them about their politics will be a lot easier.

does this mean people who helped commit genocide should be allowed to live as if they’ve done nothing wrong? definitely not, they should have all tools that they used removed from them, be separated from their prrvious co-conspirators, and all other measures required to keep society safe. does that mean that they should all be forced into concrete boxes with no rights? also no, as that is depriving them of their humanity, and removing any chamce of them cooperating.

the real method of removing fascism is very complicated and highly dependant on the specific situation. the consent of the broader community needs to be taken into account, and restorative justice needs to be achieved.