crimes against humanity are mentioned in the movie

Nicolas 2022-04-22 07:01:49

Hannah said the Nazis were not committing a crime against the Jews, but a crime against humanity. Although she said that because Jews are human beings, her meaning may include Nazi leaders, executives, bystanders, and the Jewish upper class. The executives and bystanders do not have anti-Semitic thoughts, but these people can be accused of crimes against humanity.

I haven't gotten into it yet, but guessing. The Nazi leaders were at the center of evil, and a series of extremely dark crimes were ordered by them, anti-Semitism. For the middle and bottom people, as performers and bystanders, they give up the most important characteristic of being a human being: thinking. So their act of committing crimes is anti-Semitic, but their refusal to think is anti-human.

By extension, a person who gives up thinking and relies on others, without simple judgment ability, is anti-human. I'm thinking about contemporary again.

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  • Corene 2022-03-28 09:01:12

    Every individual who participates in totalitarianism is not a heinous person, but they give up thinking and go with the flow, and obey for fear and profit. Essentially, the assholes licking the "Chinese Dream", "no politics today" and this raccoon dog.

  • Angus 2022-03-20 09:02:45

    The story is simple and clear, combined with the historical video data of Eichmann's trial, making Arendt's philosophical speculation that might have been difficult to understand much easier to understand. Even I hope she can talk more, or quarrel with others more... In fact, Arendt’s story should be more meaningful to us. When can we talk about Japan like this?

Hannah Arendt quotes

  • Hans Jonas: Everything's simple for a genius.

    Hannah Arendt: Don't exaggerate.

  • Hannah Arendt: Nixon calculates. But, Kennedy is young and handsome and inspiring. And that's what matters when the ships are down.

    Mary McCarthy: Chips, Hannah. Chips. It's not ships.