Chapter
The Fallacy of Moderating Extremism
19:15 - 23:15 (04:00)
A comparison is drawn between General Mad Dog Mattis and those moderate individuals who believed that joining the Nazi party would pull it in a better direction, highlighting the fallacy of believing that moderate forces can always temper extremism.
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There is a myth that members of the Nazi party were punished if they refused to help people hide, however, it is overemphasized and there has not been a single leader or officer punished for refusing to take part in a massacre, sometimes leading to participation out of peer pressure or fear of harming their ability to get promoted.
19:15 - 21:31 (02:16)
Summary
There is a myth that members of the Nazi party were punished if they refused to help people hide, however, it is overemphasized and there has not been a single leader or officer punished for refusing to take part in a massacre, sometimes leading to participation out of peer pressure or fear of harming their ability to get promoted.
ChapterThe Fallacy of Moderating Extremism
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Democrats hoped that James Mattis, also known as Mad Dog Mattis, would moderate Trump's policies as the Secretary of Defense, but he entirely failed to do so.
21:31 - 23:15 (01:44)
Summary
The Democrats hoped that James Mattis, also known as Mad Dog Mattis, would moderate Trump's policies as the Secretary of Defense, but he entirely failed to do so. Instead, the United States escalated its use of violent forces under the Trump administration, and as a result, the United States is responsible for more civilian casualties in Afghanistan than the Taliban.