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> HEISENBERG said he could understand it because GERLACH was the only one of them who had really wanted a German victory, because although he realized the crime
by cameron_b 3y ago
> HEISENBERG said he could understand it because GERLACH was the only one of them who had really wanted a German victory, because although he realized the crimes of the Nazis and disapproved of them, he could not get away from the fact that he was working for GERMANY. HAHN replied that he too loved his country and that, strange as it might appear, it was for this reason that he had hoped for her defeat.
This is the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism
- tailspin2019 3y agoYes the most fascinating part of this for me was the different ways that they each tried to reconcile their love of their country, of science, of the desire to further technological progress for its own sake, and the desire to do what’s “right” (with differing viewpoints about what “right” in this context actually meant).
- whimsicalism 3y agoThey all undoubtedly suspected they were being recorded at this point and the war was already lost. Would be curious what their opinions actually were during the peak war years.