Beyond the Blockführers and kapos, the electrified wire and watchtowers, the SS commandants and guard dogs, beyond the roads and railways, the camp system and the hierarchy of the SS, stood a whole nation, a government and society of human beings whose base, animal emotions—fear, spite, lust for gain or some imagined former greatness—empowered the system.
Very similar to the current political philosophy of today wherein politicians believe you should never let a crisis go to waste. Twist, spin, and distort the truth to secure tour advantage. Greed and jealousy!
