Some time ago I got this 'so what?' realisation about this "atheist Hitler" business. It assumes that Hitler's views were all that mattered
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@PhilosophyExp At the time, Germany was a solidly Christian country, yet full of views that were necessary for Hitler's actions.
@sjzara It's more complex than that coz the views of the German populace were significantly shaped by Nazi rhetoric, ritual & propaganda...
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@PhilosophyExp yes, but the point about the views of the German people is rarely if ever made/ -
@sjzara I don't think that's true, actually - take, for example, the Goldhagen thesis. -
@PhilosophyExp I had forgotten about Goldhagen (the concept - I never heard of that name) -
@sjzara It suggests the historical anti-Semitism of German people crucial in understanding the gas chambers ("willing executioners"). - End of conversation
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