I’m starting to think that’s bullshit. I bet it was the same shit we’ve got happening now, that big biz et al wanted fascism all along, and used whatever bullshit line like anti-war to let Hitler cook.

That’s exactly what happened. In fact many Western leaders (like Churchill) in so-called liberal democracies praised Mussolini etc. for being anti-leftist and crushing worker’s rights. Most petit bourgeoisie and big time capitalists happily embraced fascism. It was one of the many reasons countries like Brtiain and the USA rejected the initial waves of Jewish refugees before the war, and instead sent them back to Germany.