Attempts to assign guilt collectively reveal that unsatisfactory conditions had existed In society at large, which eventually led to undesirable consequences so severe that it seemed desirable to be able to blame them on someone or some group.
A common philosophical bond of the 20th century ruling classes is some form of Social Darwinism. War is natural, even desirable and foreigners are always a threat. The life of a nation is always a deadly competition with other nations and no means, however brutal, are forbidden in those conflicts.
A common philosophical bond of the 20th century ruling classes is some form of Social Darwinism. War is natural, even desirable and foreigners are always a threat. The life of a nation is always a deadly competition with other nations and no means, however brutal, are forbidden in those conflicts.