Had too look up NSDAP. Immediately face palmed.
'Role Play' and 'Somebody has to play the baddies', aside... I remember that we were all encouraged to 'just pick something that you think is cool, and then learn the rules.'
That's OK!
But it can be really bad advice for some people. You probably wouldn't enjoy a nice game of Chess with them either...
I'll play as Germany or Japan in Axis and Allies, with no compunction about being brutal and aggressive, I'll even tie the actions back to real world events, bad as they might be. The key is to have fun and get other players comfortable with the game and the gaming environment. Win or lose, everybody can learn something about how to have fun with the game. Then we rematch!
Be a good person, game on.
GW's Statement:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/11/19/the-imperium-is-driven-by-hate-warhammer-is-not/?fbclid=IwAR0KGWT1z9rbO7pQJCmihn5CnQpKPUAyWDa2iHs3JXChNLtv3syI5-qOSp4