Does not mean he was unpopular either - he did win 30% of votes in the 1932 presidential elections. if Hitler can command such a huge mass of support, is it so hard to believe the Chinese and Iranian governments may be slightly more popular? -raghu.
Well, sure. But the White Rose movement took place at the end of WWII when Hitler was universally hated. The students actually were working with the military officers who made an unsuccessful attempt on Hitler's life. For that matter, all of them were pro-Hitler earlier in their youth when the German economy was more productive and before the war casualties had begun to mount. And you are probably right. I imagine that the Chinese and Iranian governments are slightly more popular than Hitler was in 1932.
