doitstory Chapter 1422 Banality of Evil
Chapter 1422 Banality of Evil
Chapter 1422 Banality of Evil
Surrounded by thick reinforced concrete walls and bunkers, the Sachsenhausen concentration camp formed a triangle and had two distinct areas, the inner and outer areas. The outermost area is the Nazi public officials' residence with beautiful environment and full of "civilized atmosphere". There are bars, theaters, libraries, family areas, kindergartens, etc., all convenient living facilities. Separated by a dense high-voltage power grid, the inner circle of the death blockade is composed of towering spire posts and rows of low buildings with red brick walls. There are wooden barracks where prisoners live in fan-shaped distribution.
Originally, the predecessor of the concentration camp, Sachsenhausen Prison, was built in July 1936 specifically to hold political prisoners. By the end of the year, approximately 7 prisoners were held there, most of whom were also political prisoners. After Kristallnacht in November 1600, nearly 1938 Jews from across Europe were deported to Sachsenhausen. When the war broke out nearly a year later, Jews living in the Berlin area were also sent to Sachsenhausen. In 11, as Soviet prisoners of war began to arrive, the size of the concentration camp continued to expand. It eventually covered an area of 6000 hectares, with a triangular layout. It was designed and built according to the requirements of Himmler, the leader of the Nazi SS. It has 1941 prisoner barracks, an infirmary, a prison and a medical experiment center, as well as a crematorium and morgue. and gas chambers were completed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, considered the most "modern" concentration camp.
In accordance with the "Final Solution" secretly established at the "Wannsee Conference", the Nazis carried out genocide against the Jews detained in the camp. The camp later expanded to include sub-camps in the industrialized area around Sachsenhausen. In 1944, in response to the Warsaw Uprising, the Nazis deported 60000-80000 Polish civilians to concentration camps, 6000 of whom were sent to Sachsenhausen. It is estimated that 20 people were imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and as few as 3 were murdered there. This number does not include Soviet prisoners of war, who were killed immediately upon arrival because they were never even registered on the concentration camp rolls. It is impossible to accurately calculate how many people died in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
In 1947, Soviet military tribunals convicted 16 concentration camp officers and civil servants, including the last serving Sachsenhausen concentration camp commander, and 14 of them were sentenced to life imprisonment (Oh my God, I read that right, my lord. Only executions 2 Nazis?).
Even with a brief glimpse of the "Premiere Train" slowly stopping at the platform, the "SA3 Sisters" on the train were still touched by the creepy and sinister atmosphere exuding from this secretive and efficient killing factory.
In the words of female director Leni Riefenstahl, happiness and peace hidden behind high walls are ugly performances of Nazi hypocrisy. It was a poor acting performance that was completely superficial and did not touch the heart at all, but it managed to get through and deceived the whole world. Even at the end of the road in 1945, when the entire country was bombed into rubble and no intact cinema could be found, the Third Reich's masterpiece "Kohlberg" that spared no effort was still held in a haphazard show in a Berlin subway station. The premiere of Something Wrong. Look, just like the popular mantra on the Sicilian set: "If the director doesn't tell you to stop, then keep acting."
So, they kept acting.
Under the crazy brainwashing of the Nazis' powerful national propaganda machine, the citizens of the Third Reich still maintained extremely high confidence in the "Great Battle" that swept across the entire European continent. Except for a very small number of people such as the White Rose Organization, the entire country and even the people in the German-occupied areas have intentionally or unavoidably become Nazi believers or even accomplices. It corresponds to the very famous philosophical view of later generations - "the banality of evil".
"The Banality of Evil" refers philosophically to crimes without thought and responsibility under the ideological machine. An "evil" that eliminates one's own thoughts, unconditionally obeys orders, and gives up the right to judge personal values.
It’s not that: “Mediocrity is a sin.”
The concept of banality of evil was first introduced by the famous Jewish political thinker Hannah Arendt. On April 1961, 4, the Israeli government's trial of Adolf Eichmann, the "executor" of the Gestapo, was held in Jerusalem. The trial lasted until May 11, and Adolf Eichmann was finally sentenced to hanging. At that time, Hannah Arendt reported on the trial as a staff writer for The New Yorker, and published "Eichmann in Jerusalem - A Report on the Trial of Eichmann" in 5. Proposed the famous philosophical concept of "banal evil": that is, evil committed due to lack of thought, lack of judgment, and blind obedience to authority. Hannah Arendt believed that evil is divided into two types, one is the "extreme evil" of the totalitarian rulers themselves, and the second is the "banal evil" of the ruled or participants. The second one is worse than the first.
It is generally believed that actions that do not impose restrictions on obvious evil deeds, or directly participate in them, are banal evils. For example, when the Nazis recruited guards and workers for the concentration camps they built across the country, local residents competed for the jobs. It's a typical banal evil. It can be seen from this that the essence of mediocre evil is another extreme evil that has lost the ability to think. Hannah Arendt's works on the banality of evil also include "Responsibility and Judgment (Chinese version is "Resisting the "Banade of Evil")".
It’s just that this famous German-Jewish thinker and political theorist fled to the United States with his husband and mother as early as 1941 with the help of the American diplomat in Marseille, Hiram Bingham IV. This American diplomat also did the same thing as "Chinese Schindler" Ho Fengshan: "illegally" issued "life visas" to 2500 Jewish refugees. At this time, Hannah Arendt, who was living in New York, had become an active member of the local German Jewish diaspora and a staff writer for a well-known political magazine.
"Danielle, tell me, is there some 'banality of evil' in our plot?" Anna Moffitt, the second casting assistant, naturally thought of it: "Do nothing. Just sit back and watch these Nazis follow their instructions. According to the established plot, a brutal and inhumane massacre will be carried out.”
Danielle, leader of the "SA3 Sisters" and chief casting assistant, has never changed her focus: "Not intensifying the lines of disagreement shown in the plot conflict is the core element of our plot adventure. As you said, This is the established plot line of all 'World War II-like plot time and space'. Although deflections are inevitable due to our intervention, just 'deflections' cannot completely reverse the direction of the entire plot. Moreover, 9 broken shelters It has also been stated that it will be a complete disaster for players to intervene in the plot without any bottom line. Especially as the 'biggest villain' in the golden age of asylum, the 'current owner' should be very careful."
Second Casting Assistant Anna Moffitt asked with a smile: "So, is there any difference between 'Current Owner' and 'Past Owner'?"
"Hmm..." After thinking about it seriously, Danielle, the leader of the "SA3 Sisterhood" and the chief casting assistant, War Girl, suddenly smiled: "It's no different."
"I really look forward to the day when the master can suddenly come and bring us into the main line." Anna Moffett, the second casting assistant, expressed the thoughts of all the "SA3 sisters".