I know you were not addressing me but I should like to respond to a couple of your points.
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Originally Posted by Stoic Thinker
I repeat that the Nazi's believed their actions were for the benefit of humanity
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Quite so. What would make them limit themselves to actions only in their national self-interest? Why should the anti-totalitarian cause be self-limiting when our opponents are not?
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Originally Posted by Stoic Thinker
I'm not saying we should not work for a better society, but the moment one believes that a perfect society or anything like it is possible, then things turn scary.
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Is confronting totalitarianism the same as believing that a perfect society is possible? I think not.