Alon on Nostr: Germany's sense of nationalism was very strong by the late 1920s (the Nazis were ...

Germany's sense of nationalism was very strong by the late 1920s (the Nazis were irrelevant in mass politics until the Depression). Lots of grievance politics and desire to restore the prewar borders of Germany. Austria, likewise, was full of people who wanted unification with Germany.

The reason Hitler didn't build a relatable party is that he dgaf about administration and relied on charismatic rather than legal-rational authority.