Eugine_Nier comments on Fascists and Rakes - Less Wrong

39 Post author: philh 05 January 2014 12:41AM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 07 January 2014 12:10:16AM 2 points [-]

nobody really thought nazis would be the net utilitarian benefit; people thought the nazis were good for them.

Good for their tribe. There were large number of Nazis who thought they might be worse off (e.g., mowed down by machine gun fire) who were still supportive as they perceived a net benefit to their tribe.