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napoleon_in_rags

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7. "Who wants to think?" Its that requirement for a constant enemy in shadows, always eviler than you.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 01:56 AM

Mar 2012

The knowledge of such an enemy frees you from that dread feeling of moral uncertainty, from considering the difficult fact that you may actually be evil. Its prevents you from having to think about it, because after all, the enemy is eviler than you, what can you do that could be wrong? So fabricating the perception of that enemy was the fundamental priority for the Nazis.

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"They Thought They Were Free" - an excerpt [View all] Taverner Mar 2012 OP

This can never be posted too often. nt hifiguy Mar 2012 #1

The part that really scares me comes up a bit later: Taverner Mar 2012 #2

This is how I explain domestic violence. lapislzi Mar 2012 #4

Very true. It's the frog in a pot of water effect. Taverner Mar 2012 #5

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2012 #3

Classic and sobering book. PufPuf23 Mar 2012 #6

"Who wants to think?" Its that requirement for a constant enemy in shadows, always eviler than you. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #7