Cornell 7 and Ordinary Men Chp 10 w/John Weeks
Summary
This episode of Show: Year Zero covers Chapter 10 of *Ordinary Men*, detailing the brutal deportations of Jews from Parzu and Miedzerzyk to the Treblinka extermination camp. The hosts analyze how the Nazi system diffused responsibility, allowing ordinary men to participate in mass murder by merely managing logistics rather than directly killing. They also discuss the psychological impact of the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality and compare the administrative nature of Hitler’s regime to the personal brutality of Stalin. The conversation briefly detours into a heated, profanity-laced deb…
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