Part of my series on conspiracies.
The 'Stab-in-the-Back' conspiracy starts out in 1919 in Germany/Austria, and centers on blame for losing the war.
The chief blame? Jews.
Part of this blame goes to the Kaiser being 'kicked-out' of Germany.
When 1933 comes around....the Nazi Party has turned this Stab-in-the-Back' routine into a major message to the public. Humiliation....lack of respect for veterans...degenerative society....with blame being dished out to the Marxist crowd, and Jews.
Any truth to the conspiracy? Lets be honest....most everyone from the Kaiser on down to local people....all believed in the summer of 1914 that the war would last around twelve months, then end.
When you got to summer of 1916 (two full years)....you could not escape the tendency to talk about this, whine, complain, and hype some kind of blame on someone (anyone but the Kaiser).
Public discontent by the summer of 1917? It was obviously at epic 'highs'. Blame was a daily process of discussion from those not in the war effort.
So when 1933 rolled around....discounting the 'Stab-in-the-Back' conspiracy was not possible. They believed it....even if it wasn't true.
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