Hitler’s plans were outlined in Mein Kampf for all to read – and he did not disguise them in his speeches. Yet few in Britain wanted to give them credence, and many thought that communism was the greater threat, especially in the bleak years of the Great Depression.
这方面的一个经典案例就是丘吉尔对希特勒野心的警告。希特勒的计划在《我的奋斗》一书中早有描述——甚至在其演说中也毫不掩饰。但只有很少英国人相信这一切会发生，许多人甚至认为共产主义才是更重大的威胁，尤其是在大萧条的那段死气沉沉的时期。