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«Speer’s attempts to paint himself as an essentially moral man who was simply doing his patriotic duty for the country he loved, while ignorant of the horrific consequences, allowed many Germans to rationalize their own “ignorance” of the Holocaust.

Anyway, I’d watch the hell out of a biopic about the stories we tell ourselves to rationalize turning a blind eye to atrocities in the name of patriotism. Feels relevant.»

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