Last Podcast On The Left Episode 349: Josef Mengele Part II - The Crimes of Mengele
Jan 28, 2019
In this podcast, the guests reflect on the emotional impact of researching Dr. Josef Mengele and Auschwitz. They delve into the disturbing crimes committed by Mengele, including his orders to execute those with typhus and his refusal to liquidate the camp. They also explore topics such as the dehumanization of prisoners, the existence of a brothel within Auschwitz known as 'the puff', the involvement of Bear Pharmaceuticals in funding drug experiments, and Mengele's horrific experiments on twins.
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Mengele Personally Delivered Children To Gas Trucks
- During the Romani liquidation Mengele personally hunted hidden children, driving them to gas chambers and signaling capos with a casual wave.
- One child's skull was shattered when flung against a truck after pleading with Mengele.
Auschwitz's Everyday Infrastructure Normalized Horror
- Auschwitz functioned like a small town to normalize atrocity: shops, cinema, brothel and even traffic courts insulated perpetrators and desensitized them.
- That isolation made the camp its own reality, shielding actions from wider scrutiny.
Killing Was Industrialized To Reduce Perpetrator Stress
- The Nazis industrialized killing to avoid the psychological toll of shooting squads, shifting mass murder into medicalized, bureaucratic processes.
- Programs like T4 and camp selections reframed murder as 'treatment' to reduce perpetrator distress.