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tempodox ◴[] No.42162365[source]
The most astonishing thing about the worst Nazis is that they were incapable of perceiving their actions as monstrous atrocities and crimes. Given that context, this letter was hopeless from the start.
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1. throw0101b ◴[] No.42165923[source]
> The most astonishing thing about the worst Nazis is that they were incapable of perceiving their actions as monstrous atrocities and crimes.

What "villain" thinks of themselves as a villain / bad person? People do things because they believe—rightly or wrongly—that they're the right thing, bring either happiness or pleasure in some fashion.