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It takes our achilles' heel , that of compassion, which also allows us to build high trust societies, and turns it into a strength, by directing that compassion towards one's own people. As an american, one is inherently proud of the defeat of the british, the rejection of the "old world" for independence. Americans hold lot of national pride, and why not? Look at the history, such an epic tale of conquering the savage indians, creating a beautiful country, a paradise could almost be mistaken for fiction. But that pride can also blind you. You can't see the forest for the trees.
You can feel detached from the old world, european way of doing things, and national socialism of course being an entirely european creation that was not exported (At that point) can feel like something to stay away from.
i also agree with the use of the term nazi, i understand that it was used for agitation purposes and for instant recognition from the american public of what the party was, but of course it left a bad taste in the mouth of people who just fought a war against said nazis, just or not. Rockwell simply brought the term used to describe the national socialists and thought "oh these guys were right, damn, well guess i'll keep the name"