It was Rosenberg, the intellectual high priest of the 'master race,' who provided the doctrine of hatred which gave the impetus for the annihilation of Jewry, and who put his infidel theories into practice against the Eastern Occupied Territories. His woolly philosophy also added boredom to the long list of Nazi atrocities.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rosenberg is blamed for providing the doctrine of hatred that enabled the annihilation of Jews and for practicing theories in occupied territories.
- In plain terms
- He gave the ideology that justified killing Jews and applied it to occupied lands.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideologies of hatred can be codified into practice to cause annihilation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do ideologies transform into policies of annihilation?
- What is the role of the intellectual in mass violence?
Another view
The quote uses charged language like 'woolly philosophy' which is subjective.
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A party philosopher who was interested in historical research and had no idea of the violence which his philosophy was inciting in the twentieth century.
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