This reminds me of two scenes in the German movie “Downfall,” which depicts, historically accurately, Hitler’s last days. Both scenes involve Hitler and Albert Speer discussing Hitler’s “Nero Order,” by which the Führer had ordered the destruction of the Reich’s remaining economic infrastructure.
In the first scene, Hitler argues that the German people deserved to die because they were weak:
Hitler: “If the war is lost, it’s immaterial if the people perish too. … Our people turned out weak, and according to the laws of nature, they should die out.”
Speer: “They’re your people. You’re their Führer.”
Hitler: “The only ones who will survive the battle are the inferior ones. Our best people have fallen already.”
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