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The one thing the Nazis did right was their propaganda. Even at our day, it succeeds in poisoning the impressionables.
Their submarines were pretty good. But then the Navy was some of the least infected parts of their regime so that tracks. They made good tanks and planes before Hitler got involved and those became prestige projects instead of real projects. (Thinking Pz3 and BF109 early)
But yeah you've got to really pick the carcass apart to find stuff. Turns out being a meth addled extremist surrounded by other meth addled extremists isn't a great way to run a country.
Well then the good thing is they still have meth.
Anger (trauma...anxiety... the whole knot) comes first. Then the propaganda sells you an efficient, socially accepted (well, to the right society) form of rationalization and expression. IE a story and lifestyle to process the emotions.
Say what you will about the ism, but the emotions must be processed. One way or another.
My point is, nazi is a shoe. The impressionable traumatized dude is the foot looking for a shoe.