I've read the work in which it was first used, and he was talking specifically about how the Nazis first considered the Jews political enemies before a policy of ethnic cleansing was even thought of - as Robespierre and co. considered counter-revolutionaries. The article I linked isn't exactly the best source - but I lack a copy of the book to reference /o\
It is an icky thought, I agree - but I can completely see how "cleansing the body politic" for the eventual spread of liberty can be related back to a sort of "purity of the nation".
Why would people see the Fr. Rev as a monstrosity on the historical timeline? That opinion befuddles me.
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Date: 2010-05-28 01:42 am (UTC)I've read the work in which it was first used, and he was talking specifically about how the Nazis first considered the Jews political enemies before a policy of ethnic cleansing was even thought of - as Robespierre and co. considered counter-revolutionaries. The article I linked isn't exactly the best source - but I lack a copy of the book to reference /o\
It is an icky thought, I agree - but I can completely see how "cleansing the body politic" for the eventual spread of liberty can be related back to a sort of "purity of the nation".
Why would people see the Fr. Rev as a monstrosity on the historical timeline? That opinion befuddles me.