The citizens of Germany were effectively forced into supporting Nazism

In looking to the implementation of the Nazi T4 Euthanasia program— otherwise known as the opening test run for the Holocaust— it becomes remarkably clear that Nazi Germany was based on the coercion of its citizens. In other words, as this Euthanasia program first looked to kill children with incurable diseases, physical impairments, and mental disabilities, it never once relied on the consent of their own parents. Instead, upon taking their child to a physician, they would be entered into a national database. Eventually, they would come to be rehomed in an institution and systematically murdered via starvation, lethal injection, or gassing.^[1] Moreover, doctors who participated in reporting their patients were not only cash incentivized, but they were also presented with pseudoscientific reports that supported eugenics; they were likewise pushed to consider these victims in terms of economic productivity. Thus, by these standards, these young children (and later men and women) were regarded to live "burdensome lives" and to be "useless eaters." Therefore it is clear that these physicians were not born murderers, rather, they were molded by the regime to be just that.^[2] Furthermore, assuming that all within Nazi Germany were fervent supporters is inconsistent with archival evidence. Instead, there is great reason to believe that some even quietly disapproved of National Socialism. This is significant as such a conclusion should lead one to ask, why criticisms and disapproval of the Nazi German government were not openly stated. Well, simply put, a compelling answer is found in coercion.^[3]

[P1] Parents and Guardians show no sign of consent in the T4 killings. [P2] Although responsible for reporting, doctors are also largely coerced into supporting and participating in the T4 programs. [P3] Assuming that everyone in Nazi Germany supported the Nazis is problematic as it looks over clear evidence suggesting that was not the case.