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The Basis of Nazism, was Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:59:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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Lenny wrote:
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The general theory of Nazism is based on hate, whereas ...
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Samuel Morrison wrote:
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I have to disagree - horrible though it was, there was more to Nazism than
just hate...
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Lenny wrote:
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I’m not arguing that Nazism is only hate - but that is based on hate.
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I would actually disagree. Sorry to go off on a theological tangent here,
but I believe that no human does evil for the sake of evil (does Satan? hmm,
still not sure), but rather for the sake of some perversion of what is felt
to be a good thing. The root of all sin (evil) is taking something out of
its proper place, and subverting all else to that thing.
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This is an interesting point of view here Bruce. Although I am not religious
and I don’t see things in terms of good/evil and sin. Nazism being based on
hate is not doing evil for evil’s sake.
Within your metaphor, the hate of Nazism is to strike out against that which is
percieved to be attacking the Volk (German People). However, that would hold
true with German Nationalism which isn’t based on hate. What seperates Nazism
from Nationalism is that the Nazi percieves the threat in a paranoid and
irrational way. For example, Jewish people actually helped the German people -
the Holocaust’s first step was to try to remove Jewish people from the economy
and it wasn’t easy to do. Only someone who is going out of their way to ignore
plain facts can percieve them as a threat. That person is consumed by hatred.
Of course hatred is just a perverted form of love, so in a sense, you are
correct. The Nazi feels he is motivated by love and loyalty to the Volk, but
the third-person observer sees that he is truly motivated by hate.
Again, I don’t equate hatred with evil.
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Again, I apologize that this post has nothing to do with LEGO, this
particular creation, or even the advisability of making MOCs based on hateful
regimes.
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Welcome to OTD. This sort of thing is welcome here ;o).
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| (...) Samuel Morrison wrote: (...) Lenny wrote: (...) I would actually disagree. Sorry to go off on a theological tangent here, but I believe that no human does evil for the sake of evil (does Satan? hmm, still not sure), but rather for the sake of (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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