The enormity of WWII

[Anomalocaris]

a similar phenomenon is also observed in nazi germany, where the most fanatical die hards tend to be from lower abs middle class backgrounds and not from Prussian junker aristocracy.

i suspect it has to do with the fact that traditional aristocratic families had better access to a broader and more liberal education, and also being already privileged, didn’t feel they owed an debt to the new militaristic order for enloftening their social status.