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Bonhomme Richard

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3. I have been watching Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State on netflix and
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:02 AM
Jan 2012

what really struck me was how "normal" the people that committed these atrocities are. It seems that people can justify almost anything and it got me thinking about how that related to the people in our country.
It could happen here. All you need to do is listen to the motivations of the ultra right and the politicians that pander to them. Probably 25% would truly believe that their problems would be fixed if the scapegoat was removed, another 50% would go along because they won't want to get involved, and the balance would be horrified.
It is scary to watch in this polarized environment.

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