If you were a German in the Nazi era, would you have been a raging anti-semite?
It was the general culture in Germany during the Nazi era that made anti-semitism accepted and common. While individuals had a choice of their beliefs, the pressure to abide by the accepted culture was extremely high. Therefore, it is likely that a person in that situation would be an anti-semite, whether it is something they truly believed in or just to survive in that hostile environment.
There is no easy answer to this question, as many Germans held deeply held anti-Semitic views during this period and could be considered 'raging anti-Semites' regardless of personal beliefs. This was particularly true of those who were not Jewish but had adopted Nazi-backed ideologies of white supremacy, nationalism, and/or anti-Semitism. That being said, a small percentage of Germans held progressive views of Jews, while others, while opposing official Jewish emancipation, nevertheless tried to live their lives peacefully in spite of the pervasive anti-Semitism of the period.
There is no easy answer to this question, as many Germans held deeply held anti-Semitic views during this period and could be considered 'raging anti-Semites' regardless of personal beliefs. This was particularly true of those who were not Jewish but had adopted Nazi-backed ideologies of white supremacy, nationalism, and/or anti-Semitism. That being said, a small percentage of Germans held progressive views of Jews, while others, while opposing official Jewish emancipation, nevertheless tried to live their lives peacefully in spite of the pervasive anti-Semitism of the period.
It was the general culture in Germany during the Nazi era that made anti-semitism accepted and common. While individuals had a choice of their beliefs, the pressure to abide by the accepted culture was extremely high. Therefore, it is likely that a person in that situation would be an anti-semite, whether it is something they truly believed in or just to survive in that hostile environment.