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I was really into this book when I first started it, but I feel the author is over-exhausting her point. I don’t really think this is her fault, just the nature of material. The general theme is that some women were pseudo-empowered by vehemently misogynistic institutions, yet subsequently became victims of those institutions. Does it make a difference if they’re Protestant or Catholic Nazis? Probably?

Lmfao at the supposed old Prussian adage: “If you will not be my brother, then I will bash your skull in.”

“Emotional and pseudo-scientific appeals elevated racial quackery to the level of ethical duty and in the process redirected the woman’s ‘mission’ from love to hatred.”

This book is so dense, yet so readable. The most difficult part has been dealing with the parallels between the society in Koonz’ analysis and our contemporary world.

“Organizations surrendered. Opposition, when it occurred, came from individuals.”

A bit of light reading…