Whether they live in comfort or die from starvation, only concerns me if they can be used as slaves for our culture. Otherwise it's no concern to me when a anti tank ditch is being dug 10,000 Russian women collapse from exhaustion, the only thing that concerns me is when the ditch is complete for Germany.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote declares human suffering irrelevant except when it affects utility as slaves for German culture.
- In plain terms
- Himmler said he only cared if workers could be slaves, not if they starved or died.
- What can you take from it?
- Human value is reduced to utility and productivity in this worldview.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is human life valued in systems of power?
- When does utility override morality?
Another view
This reflects a utilitarian view that ignores basic human rights entirely.
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