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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Back then they had little choice but to see what was going on

I think you're underselling the impact of early newspaper and radio, or the ideological influences of the Catholic Church.

Back then they were unusually blind. It wasn't easy to know what was happening in Zurich or Frankfurt from Berlin, nevermind what was happening in Poland or France.

Lying was much easier.