• INTRO. Die Plage
  • I. A world in fragments
  • II. A rising shadow
  • III. Individuals in the sweep of history
  • Reflections

Chapter II

A rising shadow

“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.”

— Albert Einstein

Does Gaber's portrayal of German resentment after World War I change your view of the consequences of national resentment today?

What do these images say about the dangers of unquestioned loyalty to a nation?

Chapter III

Individuals in the sweep of history

“… our torturers … were average human beings, averagely intelligent, averagely wicked. Save the exceptions, they were not monsters. They had our faces … diligent followers and functionaries, some fanatically convinced of the Nazi doctrine, many indifferent … or too obedient.”

— Primo Levi