#32 HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE, and ORDINARY MEN with Christopher Browning I The Inquiring Mind Podcast

Christopher Browning is the Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He specializes in the history of the Holocaust, the implementation of the Final Solution, the behavior of those implementing the policies, and the use of survivor testimony. He is the author of nine books, including the incredible best-selling "Ordinary Men" (which you can buy here: https://amzn.to/3jyfQSo) and "The Origins of the Final Solution" (which you can buy here: https://amzn.to/3zHLoew). Chapters: 0:00 - Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast 3:43 - Why is knowing history important? 5:01 - Do people in the US know their history well? 7:00 - Balancing teaching and indoctrinating students 11:20 - Interest in Holocaust and Police Battalion 101 19:05 - Why did this police battalion decide to kill innocent people? 26:00 - Separating levels of criminality 28:30 - Can soldiers just decide to go home? 30:38 - Conviction of war criminals 34:25 - What happened to these men after the war? 38:42 - Communicating with families of perpetrators 42:05 - Did families feel closure from communication with Mr.Browning? 43:05 - What drives someone to commit murder? 52:10 - What lessons can we learn from Police Battalion 101? 58:03 - Hope for the Future 1:03:00 - Book Recommendations Christopher Browning Book Recommendations; The Destruction of the European Jews - Raul Hilberg https://amzn.to/3DGpCdw Survival in Auschwitz - Primo Levi https://amzn.to/2WKqsoL The Jews of Warsaw, 1939-1943 - Yisrael Gutman https://amzn.to/3zPjYn3 Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 - Saul Friedlander https://amzn.to/2WITvsR #WWII #holocaust #history #hitler #warcrimes #genocide #europeanhistory #ordinarymen #jordanpeterson #jockowillink #knowinghistory #professor #conversation #interview #theinquiringmindpodcast #education #book #reading #podcast #podcastshow #podcasting #education #youtube #youtuber #youtubechannel #subscribe#youtubevideos #sub #youtubevideo #like About The Inquiring Mind Podcast: I created The Inquiring Mind Podcast in order to foster free speech, learn from some of the top experts in various fields, and create a platform for respectful conversations. Learn More: https://www.theinquiringmindpodcast.c... Instagram:   / theinquirin.  . Facebook:   / theinquiring.  . Twitter:   / stanggoldberg​   TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKj2GeG/ Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3tdRSOs​ Apple: http://apple.co/38xXZVJ​ Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3eBZfLl Youtube: https://bit.ly/3zkUn5n