¿Por qué el holocausto? : Historia de una psicosis colectiva

During the 19th century, German nationalism and the early exaltations of German "identity" transformed the "Jew" into a disruptive element. Thanks to the biochemical discoveries of bacterial and viral infections that emerged during this period, antisemitic rhetoric ceased to have a cultural basis and became biological arguments. The problem with the Jews was no longer their tradition, but their "nature." Hitler's paranoia was fueled by these discourses. His delusions led to a shift from a policy of expulsion to one of extermination. Only a "final solution" was deemed necessary to prevent the contamination of the entire world. These ideas, combined with the fascination Hitler held for the masses, led to a state of collective psychosis and mental paralysis that fostered the rise of Nazi antisemitism and made the Holocaust possible.