Casablanca - Did Rick really hate Nazi's?

Someone had an interesting post on Casablanca and seemed to think Richard Blaine aka "Rick" really hated Nazis. He was a Nazi punching fool

Yet if you look at the film, is that really true? Let look at the facts:

He Ran Guns in Ethiopia and Supported the Loyalist Side in Spain
True, but as Rick says, "He was well paid for it". And what exactly has Rick been doing since 1936?  We know he was in Paris in June 1940, but doing what exactly? Certainly  not punching any Nazi's.  Mostly, he's  been drinking Champagne with Ilsa.  Why wasn't he in the French Army?

Not Punching Any Nazi's at the Cafe American
So, somehow Rick ends up in Casablanca as a Cafe Owner. And he's perfectly content to be there. In Vichy France, with best friend forever, Claude Rains,-  a corrupt Vichy official. If Rick was all against Fascism why has he spent 1.5 years (Its December 1941 remember) in Vichy France?  Weren't they a bunch of Fascists?  And while Claude Rains, indicates his distaste for the visiting Gestapo agents, Rains really isn't that upset at them, is he? Basically, he's just a Frenchman who doesn't like the Bosch pushing him around. And this is Rick's best buddy!

But What about..??
Yeah, I know. He does *little* things to show he doesn't like the Germans. He tears up a Deutsches Bank cheque.  He congratulates Ugarte on killing the German Courier and  helps hide the letters of transit.  But he later says " I stick my Neck out for Nobody." and  " I don' t like any disturbances at my place. Either lay off the politics or get out."

Not exactly Mr. Nazi Puncher is he?

 Where I go, you can't follow 
Now we get to the end, where Rick *supposedly* show his true colors and gives up Ilsa to "punch Nazis". But does he really?  He really does it all for Ilsa. As Rick says, they can't stay in Casablanca, they'd windup in a Concentration Camp. And taking Ilsa on the plane, would make her despise him for the rest of her life, after she'd gotten her bearings. So, the only way to save her is to act noble and let her go with Lazlo. And since he can't stay in Casablanca, what else is there to do, but leave for the Free French Garrison?  Even corrupt Claude Rains understands he has to get out of town too.

Rick really does it all for love.