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[MCU/ Winter Soldier] Modern HYDRA members knew and understood they were part of an organization with strong Nazi ties, right?

I know that Red Skull renounced his allegiance to Nazi Germany in The First Avenger, but that doesn't mean his goals at the time weren't in line with Hitler's just on a grander scale. Director Pierce is not only aware of the existence of Arnim Zola but was in active collusion with him until Zola's destruction. Pierce at a different point mentions his father fought in the 101st airborne during WWII. So presumably at least some high-level HYDRA agents were aware and accepting of their Nazi roots but did the common staff or the politicians like Senator Stern know? Was there any rationalization or justification given to try and coax them into joining HYDRA?
gpt
Luckily for HYDRA, most people who are willing to join HYDRA aren't known for their strong moral fibre. It appeals to people who want to implement and run a global authoritarian state, and most of those people either already have strong ideological similarities with fascism (if not legitimately fascists already) or don't give a shit about ideological connotations. Neither would be particularly cut up siding with an organisation that once allied with Hitler.