Chapter
The Perpetrators' Story
18:19 - 22:42 (04:22)
The podcast host discusses how framing enemies as demonic justifies any terror, and delves into Heinrich Himmler's use of terror as a weapon throughout his career in the Nazi party, including how he threatened his subordinates not to illegally beat or kill detainees.
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The podcast discusses the way that framing enemies as demonic justifies terror in totalitarian states and how individuals in power try to top each other.
18:19 - 20:14 (01:55)
Summary
The podcast discusses the way that framing enemies as demonic justifies terror in totalitarian states and how individuals in power try to top each other. They quote Robert Gervoth and emphasize the importance of understanding the reason behind justifying acts of terror.
ChapterThe Perpetrators' Story
EpisodePart Two: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Although Nazi leader Heidrich used terror as a weapon against dissidents and political opponents, he had also threatened his subordinates with punishment for illegally beating or killing detainees, revealing the duality of character held by many Nazi leaders.
20:14 - 21:51 (01:37)
Summary
Although Nazi leader Heidrich used terror as a weapon against dissidents and political opponents, he had also threatened his subordinates with punishment for illegally beating or killing detainees, revealing the duality of character held by many Nazi leaders.
ChapterThe Perpetrators' Story
EpisodePart Two: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Thomas Mann, a Nobel laureate and critic of the Nazis, was one of the most prominent victims of Reinhard Heidrich's legal repression.
21:51 - 22:42 (00:50)
Summary
Thomas Mann, a Nobel laureate and critic of the Nazis, was one of the most prominent victims of Reinhard Heidrich's legal repression. Being a smart man, Mann did not return to Germany after the Nazis took power and remained critical of the regime from a distance.