It occurred to me that Nazi ideology was entrenched in the German people from as early as the 1920s and officially since 1933 to 1945. You’d think that such a systemic worldview would be difficult to eradicate but it would seem Nazism was quickly removed after the Allies and Russians conquered them.
On the flip side, the Taliban have an entrenched ideology, but despite being occupied for over 20 years they returned to power overnight.
So, I guess two questions: Why didn’t the Nazis wage a guerrilla campaign to retake power? And why were we unable to destroy the Taliban the way we did Nazism?
Lots of comments in here already, but a few things to consider:
one was a highly organized entity, while the other was not. Guerrilla warfare is always feared by armies around the world because there is no one single leader and a specific organizational chart. Also killing off an idea (especially one that evolves) is far more difficult than eliminating an organization’s headquarters.