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Part One: The Eternal Fascist

Behind the Bastards

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Hitler's Table Talk

Fascism often wraps itself in humor as a way to disguise its true intentions. Hitler's table talk is about the best resource that exists starting in 1941 Martin Borman hitler secretary convinced his boss to allow a series of aids To transcribe his private conversations for posterity. The inventiveness seems to me in some ways to really come to the heart of the matter Even though it's subtler than the brutality primo levi used the phrase needless violence, which is not quite what i'm saying It's the element of gratuitousness.

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