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[–]Socialjustus 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I was a kid, I learned that the majority of the German people went along with Nazi propaganda. the number of citizens who actually resisted were so few and far in between, you could count them on a single hand.

Back then, I convinced myself that it was because people are inherently evil. But now that I'm older, I know that it came from fear. Not fear of consequences, but literally fear of just not fitting in. We are social animals, that's why it's so easy to manipulate most of us.

Independant thought is a valuable gem and it clearly shines in you, if you've been able to ignore the zeitgeist and keep your wits. You are NOT crazy. Sane people are actually a rarity and you are one of them.

Think about how many people went along with the Nazis and realize that sometimes it's good to be in the ideological minority.