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Human Rights and Nazi Friends
12:07 - 19:14 (07:07)
The podcast discusses Milton Mayer's book "They Thought They Were Free" and his interviews with ten Nazi friends. Mayer believed in human rights and was bewildered by the citizens of Weimar Republic who gave up their rights so readily in the face of state oppression.
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Robert Evans and Sophie Lichterman talk about Milton Mayer's "They Thought They Were Free," where he attempts to understand the rise of Nazi Germany by speaking with regular Germans.
12:07 - 13:05 (00:58)
Summary
Robert Evans and Sophie Lichterman talk about Milton Mayer's "They Thought They Were Free," where he attempts to understand the rise of Nazi Germany by speaking with regular Germans.
ChapterHuman Rights and Nazi Friends
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker discusses the concept of "little men" in society and compares it to the working class heroes in America.
13:06 - 15:23 (02:17)
Summary
The speaker discusses the concept of "little men" in society and compares it to the working class heroes in America.
ChapterHuman Rights and Nazi Friends
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The story of a Nazi bank clerk named Kessler is used to illustrate how the little men who comprised the Nazi party made the Holocaust possible, and how individuals can be complicit in evil acts.
15:23 - 19:14 (03:51)
Summary
The story of a Nazi bank clerk named Kessler is used to illustrate how the little men who comprised the Nazi party made the Holocaust possible, and how individuals can be complicit in evil acts.