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So it's been a week of celebrations, marches, rallies, and events marking the Nazi Revolution in Germany 80 years ago. Fuhrer Guttenberg led the Nuremberg rally where he exhorted the German people to further develop the sacred cause of National Socialism, and Völkischer Beobachter has carried editorials of Gauleiters and Propaganda Ministry officials highlighting the importance of preserving the integrity of the Aryan Race in all spheres of life. No one in Germany actually believes in National Socialism, yet somehow it remains pervasive in the Reich.

What do people here think? Every week we hear of another Gauleiter, Stadtleiter, or industrial boss having Swiss bank accounts, or having dozens of mistresses, and other outrageous acts. Does the fascist-in-name-only German regime have much staying power left?

OOC: Something like the Three Way Cold War TL happened, and in the ensuing decades Nazi Germany gradually dampened down into a softer dictatorship like today's People's Republic of China. There's still repression and violence, but the regime's staying power largely relies on its efficient economic management and appeals to German nationalism.
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