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 :I thought for clarity, what was written before was better. The SA leadership clearly did not feel the socialist revolution was over with Hitler gaining power, but one would have to agree that the NAZI party coming to power was necessary for the continued ""second revolution"" to take place. As you probably know the SA leadership wing was not in lock step in their views with either the Hitler wing, nor the military leadership (nor the conservatives of the country, for that matter). As for being homosexuals, that is a clearly known fact, both then and now. But, it was used then as one of the main reasons to get rid of the SA leadership. So if you want to add that fact, that it was used as an excuse, I agree, that is a valid point; and it could use a minor re-write in that regard.   "