ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Nazism and occultism

Ok, kiddo, so you know how some people do weird things and believe in things that other people don't? Well, nazism and occultism are kinda like that.

Nazism was a very bad thing that happened a long time ago when some mean people in Germany wanted their country to be the best and they did really scary things to make it happen. They thought they were better than other people just because of how they looked, and they hurt and killed those who were different from them.

Now, occultism is a bit trickier. It's a belief that there are hidden powers and magic in the world that some people can use to do amazing things. It's kinda like a secret club where they only let certain people in who believe the same things they do. They might do strange things like read books about magic or try to communicate with spirits.

So, some people in the Nazi party believed in occultism too. They thought that they could use magic to help them win the war and make Germany the strongest country in the world. They had strange symbols and rituals that they thought would help them.

But, in the end, it didn't work. The Nazis lost the war and the world said no to their bad ideas. We know now that believing that one race or group of people is better than another is very wrong, and trying to use magic to hurt others is not right either.

So, we should treat everyone with kindness and respect, no matter how different they might be. And, we should only believe in true things that can be proven, not just things that some people say are true.