The Evolution of Rational Monsters
March 2, 2024
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as posted by the channelDr. Michael Bryant is a professor of History and Legal Studies at Bryant University. Dr. Jonny Hudson has a Ph.D. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Bret talks with the two of them about Jonny’s recent dissertation which applies an evolutionary lens to the Holocaust.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Becoming EvilHow Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing by James E. Waller (commission earned)
The Origins of Nazi GenocideFrom Euthanasia to the Final Solution by Henry Friedlander (commission earned)
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introductions
(13:20) Michael's introduction
(21:20) Sponsors
(25:10) Testimonies and reasons for this conversation
(30:40) Nazi racism and ideology
(40:18) Germanization
(54:20) Transfer of resources frontier
(59:00) Jewish hatred
(01:09:10) Nazi "euthanasia"
(01:19:30) Forced labor
(01:27:00) International cooperation
(01:37:10) Finland's Jewish soldiers
(01:44:30) Sexual crimes on Jewish women
(01:58:30) Generalplan Ost
(02:02:00) How to think about the holocaust
(02:05:10) Rape
(02:13:50) Wrap up
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