They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt

Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by illwrks on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:37AM (#42945712)

I’ve not watched it yet, but a recent film called the Zone Of Interest sounds like it aligns to this.

It’s about the Hoss family that lived next to one of the Nazi concentration camps, the father/husband ran the camp.

Also, I recently watched The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and it again aligns to that point of view a bit.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by cocoggu on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @04:27AM (#42946098)

Point to be noted is that Rudolf Hoss wasn't the leader of a random Nazi camp. He was the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1.1 million people were murdered, making him one of the biggest mass-murderer of the last century.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by illwrks on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:40AM (#42950058)

Apologies, I’m not tuned into the details of the film as it’s on still my witch list. I didn’t want to overstate it just in case I was incorrect.

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