“The brown shirts were also homosexuals.”
I’m surprised Wikipedia allowed the first sentence to be published:
SA intimidation contributed to the rise of the Nazis and the violent suppression of right-wing parties during electoral campaigns, but its reputation for street violence and heavy drinking was a hindrance, as was the open homosexuality of Röhm and other SA leaders such as his deputy Edmund Heines.[6][7] In 1931, the Münchener Post, a Social Democratic newspaper, obtained and published Röhm’s letters to a friend discussing his homosexual affairs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%B6hm
Who else could design that ss uniform?
Sharp.
The Nazis came across as progressive and tolerant, at first. This was because they had a hard time getting a majority of votes, due to there being 8 or more political parties vying for control.
It is also the reason they targeted the Communists, who were draining the majority of the voters the Nazis need for the chancellorship. This has been seized on by modern teachers to justify the lie that communists and Nazis were on the opposite side of the political spectrum. In reality they were both so similar that they kept the other from winning a majority in the elections. So, the Nazis eliminated the communists through propaganda, intimidation and assassination.
Hitler also promised to be pro-unions, and their votes put him over the top in the last election. Once in office he would never allow an election to be held again and his first official act was to outlaw unions and kill their leaders.
Then, other progressives, like the homosexuals, were introduced to the real Nazi party, to their bitter dismay.
re: “ as was the open homosexuality of Röhm and other SA leaders such as his deputy Edmund Heines.”
What was it about that those types? Couldn’t they strike up a relationship with a woman? Lack of communications skills I wonder?