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Originally Posted by peter12
What about the Holocaust? You can't explain that in simple terms of rational choice and self-interest.
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I'm no Holocaust expert but I was under the impression much of Germany saw the Jewish people as the root cause of many of their country's problems. Hence, "The Final Solution."
Now if Hitler and the Nazi's truly believed the anti-semitist propaganda they were spreading (which I do believe they did), would it not make sense to eliminate the Jewish population and thus, the eliminate cause of your country's problems? By doing so you would create more wealth and prosperity for Germany as a whole, as well as yourself.