Was Hitler hostile to Anglo-Saxons before he became hostile to Jews?
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"Was Hitler hostile to anglo-saxons before he became hostile to Jews?"
No. Any hostility he felt towards the English or the Anglo-Americans (I assume that's what you mean by 'Anglo-Saxons') is not comparable to his hostility towards the Jews.
The most obvious way to compare this is Hitler's relative treatment of PoWs of the Western Allies and of Jews. A British or American PoW in WW2 Germany was not to be envied. However, Hitler did not attempt to exterminate captured British or Americans, nor did he, for example, kill everyone in the German-occupied Channel Islands.
However, he killed all the Jews he could lay his hands upon. I know I'm supposed to provide references, but c'mon...
Antisemitism, more colourfully and accurately known in Germany as Judenhass or Jewhate, was a central feature of Hitler's philosophy. Many other things were inessential, and that includes his attitude to Britain and America.
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Based on my reading of Mein Kampf, I understand that the thesis of the book contains the following axes (among others):
- Germany must create the "necessary land" known as the Lebensraum
- Germany was faced with British opposition during WW1
- Germany must extend in the East and Central Europe
- Anglo Saxon culture is somewhat close to German ones
So there was no "hate" of Anglo-Saxon world but a consciousness of the opposition of interests. On the other hand, there was a true hate of Jewish culture, religion and people.
Based on those points, I would say that antisemitism was not a consequence of the opposition of the Anglo-Saxon world.
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Eugenics based antisemitism predates WWI and Nazi antisemitism in particular appeared directly as a result of WWI. There is no break in the time line that allows for Hitler to be hostile to anything else before being a racist.
The Nazi's virulent antisemitism comes from Hitlers mentor, Anton Drexler, the leader of the German Worker's Party, the precursor to the Nazi party. He originally led the Fatherland Party. Hitler entered politics in 1919. For example, the Nazi's 1920 25 Point Program, composed by Hitler, includes:
Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently no Jew can be a member of the race.
I believe there is common confusion that Hitler's antisemitism developed later because the Freikorps were not antisemitic originally.
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Hitler himself wrote in Mein Kampf that he became an antisemite during his years in Vienna before the First World War. Hitler picked up the ideology of anti-Semitic Austrian politicians like Karl Lueger.
During his political career Hitler believed that USA and Britain were heavily influenced by a Jewish conspiracy. It seems like his antipathy against these countries was just an extension of his generic anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
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