> I have no idea why he tries to make (mostly nonsensical) political arguments/connections. In these politically tumultuous times, you simply cannot separate t

> I have no idea why he tries to make (mostly nonsensical) political arguments/connections. In these politically tumultuous times, you simply cannot separate the two. Nor could you do the same during the political upheaval of the 20th century seeing as though a lot of us have very strong political convictions. If you pay attention to the guy, he talks about his pondering on whether without the benefit of hindsight bias that we have now, he would have been a happy guard at Auschwitz. It speaks to character; a very personal thing. When you map that on to what's happening today with all the polarization, there are many ways in which answering such questions honestly to yourself makes you a better person whether you're on the right or left of the political divide.