On this episode, the show dives into the history of the Soviet Union, National Socialism, Chinese Communism, and contemporary American politics to show the devastating effects of dehumanizing rhetoric and policies.

Show Notes:

Thomas Hobbes Leviathan:

https://courses.washington.edu/hsteu302/Hobbes%20selections%20(edited).htm

Soviet Enemies of the People:

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/enemies-people

Kruschev's Speech to the 20th Congress of the C.P.S.U.:

https://www.marxists.org/archive/khrushchev/1956/02/24.htm

Carl Schmitt Article from Claremont Review of Books:

https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-nazi-jurist/

Hitler Speech from January 1939:

https://www.yadvashem.org/docs/extract-from-hitler-speech.html

World War 2 Deaths by Country:

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-

starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war

Mao Zedong Speech Excerpts:

http://large.stanford.edu/history/kaist/references/marx/mao/c2/