Status Updates From The Social Bases of Nazism,...

This is the third time this book has mentioned Christianity solely, specifically and intently. My question is, if they got all the Christians into their party, how then did they come about rejecting it so entirely on every level? I doubt this book will answer that, or even mention that there should be one.

Funny we're splitting hairs (and labels) regarding how poor the majority of the party were, when it seems to be that few could be categorized as wealthy, and the majority were 20-30 somethings. This should lead quite directly to the conclusion that they BELIEVED themselves to be poor, and cheated by older, richer generations, and that a new party would cure their ills. Therein lies the eternal arrogance, and danger.

Falter agrees with Hänisch and von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (mostly). He also noted there was a huge transfer from SPD and KPD voters to the Nazis. Same with the Catholic Center Party, interestingly.

Courtney Brown modified this theory somewhat. The trend, according to him, was reversed in urban areas.

Hänisch came to the same conclusion as Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn: Predominantly Catholic electorates did not vote for Hitler.

"The Nazis recruited disproportionately from the Mittelstand in the years following the formation of their party in January 1919. But they were also able to secure significant support both from the working class and from the elite, giving the party a heterogeneous social base."