There was a doctor in Nazi Germany whose clinic was vandalized by people who though he was a Jew (he wasn't) so he joined the party out of self preservation. Then, being a good party member, he started treating other more affluent party members at his clinic. As a reward for this, he was eventually gifted a lavish property (formally owned by a Jewish businesses man) but it was a bit of a white elephant. The upkeep was very expensive, he was expected to keep it staffed (maid, butler, groundskeeper, etc.) and being a gift, he couldn't sell it. He was trapped into having to continue doing business with the party in order to pay for it all. I found the story interesting because he wasn't a Nazi at the start, he was just acting out of self preservation and his life spiralled out of control as he got sucked further and further into the party.