How could so many people support Hitler? - Joseph Lacey

Explore the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, and get to know her strategies to combat the threat of totalitarianism and oppression.

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Philosopher Hannah Arendt was a German Jew who dedicated herself to understanding how the Nazi regime came to power, and more specifically, how it inspired so many atrocities. She believed the true conditions behind the unprecedented rise of totalitarianism weren’t specific to Germany, and developed theories on how to best combat such threats. Joseph Lacey explores the work of Hannah Arendt.

Lesson by Joseph Lacey, directed by Sarah Saidan.

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[BearsThatCare]

"ordinary people could willingly accept their societal role, even when it contributed to genocide" wow what a relevant episode

[LegoCookieDoggie]

So its quite alarming that those who ask you to “be as normal as possible” and “do not fall out of line” may be leading you down the road of isolation and disjointedness

[thesenate]

Its an uncomfortable truth, that in the same situation you would probably support them too, even if just out of safety. Everyone likes to think they would be part of the badass underground resistance, but most people just want to get on with their lives.

And despite supporting the regime, only a small portion of people could stomach being a concentration camp guard and seeing mass suffering in person. "Out of sight, out of mind" is an extremely powerful thing.

[oceanicmartian]

For whatever it’s worth…

In my experience, the people who harmed me caused less damage to my psyche than the ones who knew I was being harmed yet did nothing to stop it.

[montacalvos]

"We are all born as originals, but many of us die as photocopies"
-Carlo Acutis

[LotsOfFunyoutubechannel]

"Why is every comment a quote?"
-Anony

[Jam-mrcv]

“Your grandchildren will study your silence, will you proudly admit that you were complicit when they ask you how the world let it happen?”
Not my words

[cmolodiets]

"war does not decide who is right. It only determines who is left"

[mosman]

History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes – Mark Twain.

[generalramgaming]

"All the [propaganda], all the screaming and lies and hatred, invariably comes from [the] people who are not fighting it"-George Orwell Homage to Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

[aishee]

We are watching it right now. We learn from history that we do not learn from history.

[HaziqHusaini-kncf]

"Why should these Palestinians, who have lived around Jerusalem for hundreds of years, be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can live in them?"
- Norman Finkelstein -

[waltershumer]

"It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single What are the odds?” -Norm MacDonald

[dsanchez]

Unfortunately humanity doesn't learn from the past and similar situations like this are happening today

[waltershumer]

Voltaire — 'To learn who rules over you simply look to those you cannot criticize.'

[Nictator]

Always remember, if you think you're the sort of person who would never be complicit in atrocities, then you're exactly the sort of person who is most vulnerable. The origin of all evil is the pointing of fingers at others and decrying them as evil, without honest and scathing self reflection.

[hermes]

"Murders are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them. Nothing is ever certain. You save yourself or you remain unsaved." - Alice Sebold

[muh.andianto]

Yeah, lately I had question why is it possible to have a state where their ordinary people openly admit to dehumanising the other side

[huzefaimran]

It's amazing how stuff like this is still happening today and there are a handful people supporting it.

[anosikegideon]

People who don't pick a side in a fight aren't just cowards, there are dangerous