Sounds familiarā¦
The New York Times expressed astonishment that Hugenberg, an āarch-capitalistā who stood āin strongest discord with economic doctrines of the Nazi movement,ā was suddenly in charge of the countryās finances. Hitlerās āsocialist maskā had fallen, the Communist daily Red Banner proclaimed, arguing that āHugenberg is in charge, not Hitler!ā The weekly journal Die WeltbĆ¼hne dubbed the new government āHitler, Hugenberg & Co.ā
As self-proclaimed āeconomic dictator,ā Hugenberg kept pace with Hitler in outraging political opponents and much of the public. He purged ministries. He dismantled workersā rights. He lowered the wages of his own employees by 10 percent.
Hugenberg didnāt care about bad press. He was accustomed to being one of the most unpopular personalities in the country.
Also the way all the formerly āanti-Naziā businesses just suddenly switched when it was clear where the money lay, and ended up building concentration camps and supplying the poison gas for them, all for profit. Capitalists have a sickness and nothing will stop them from pursuing more money, not even the prospect of helping murder millions of their fellow citizens.