Topic > Browning's Analysis of Common Men - 1234

For example, after the Jewish raid on July 8 and the killing of twenty-two people, the commander of the Police Order, Kurt Daluege, praised the police in the proud moment of having saved the world the “defeat of the world enemy” (Browning, 13). This not only promoted racism and war, but also promoted the idea of ​​community and the fact that the Nazis were doing well in their careers. The reminder of the importance of the 'sacrifice' we were making, combined with positive reinforcement from superiors, was the type of propaganda that helped promote Nazi ideas. In the book “Ordinary Men” the evolution from traumatized obedience to passionate killer is shown. It is clear that the conflation of war, racism, and community had an important influence in understanding these men's assimilation into Nazi ideology (Browning, 186). Browning says it best in the lines on page 186: "Rampant racism and the resulting exclusion of Jewish victims form common ground with offenders that have made it even easier for most police officers to conform to the norms of their immediate community ( the battalion) and society in general (Nazi