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Origins of Totalitarianism: Antisemitism as an Outrage to Common Sense
Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz
The Forces of Insanity Opposing Common Sense
Going to war and spending enormous amounts of money and effort just to kill a relatively small number of people doesn't make any sense. It's like insanity. The author believes that the opposing forces of scientific hope and despair at powerlessness are responsible for this irrational behavior. Scientific hope offers the possibility of a better future, while doom or determinism suggests that nothing can be changed. These conflicting ideologies drive humanity's efforts to save itself from a bleak fate while also causing the Jewish question to ignite a massive conflict.
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