“What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed Hitler, you're actually going to make history worse.” IfsBookWarInterestingPeriodsPostsNarrativeBooks And MoviesPost War Author:Gavriel David Rosenfeld
“In times of uncertainty, we tend to move away from deterministic world views. And when we try to find moral footing for our actions, we compare ourselves to the foil of all foils, the Nazi period. It's a quest for moral certainty by saying, "Even if we're not doing great these days, at least we're not the Third Reich." Which can be consoling or alarmist. There's always a present-day agenda behind it.” IfsWorldTryingActionMovingViewsBehindsMoralPeriodsThirdsCertaintyUncertaintyThese DaysCompareAgendasQuestsNaziOur ActionsPresent DayWorld ViewConsolingFoilsAlarmists Author:Gavriel David Rosenfeld