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As long as 1940's Nazis are monsters and the very concept of "conspiring" is considered crazy talk, yes. I bring these two up because: 1. Saying 1940's Nazis a
by seph-reed 7y ago
As long as 1940's Nazis are monsters and the very concept of "conspiring" is considered crazy talk, yes.
I bring these two up because:
1. Saying 1940's Nazis are monsters exemplifies a lack of empathy. They did monstrous things, no doubt, but the vast majority of the army was young men, doing a duty, during a depression, while under one of the first and strongest propaganda campaigns ever. They as people were very little different than us now. It's a prime example of how the road to hell can be paved with good intentions.
2. The way that every single time anyone implicates to even the slightest degree that maybe powerful people might be smart enough to do something subversive and tricky, people jump over each-other trying to be the first to make a tin-foil hat joke... that shit is annoying.
In conclusion, a society which managed to miss the whole "empathy" message of WW2 and actively undermines any attempt to pass blame towards the people in power is being extremely irresponsible, and the odds of things going badly are stacked against.