Modern common sense is linguistically and functionally linked to Nazi Volksempfinden

Evidence

Where philosophical experience once existed, there emerges a common sense43 which is not only linguistically related to what the National Socialists referred to as the gesundes Volksempfinden – literally the ‘healthy sense of the Volk’, of the racially defined people44 – but also ‘chooses ideological formulas which ensure subjective security, which always already have ready for everything a coherent and declarative answer’. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1238

Categorization

• XREF: Parallel to the earlier ‘Complaints About Immodesty’ theme of discourse underlying ideological reactions — here common sense as ideology rather than dress. — connects to: Nazi-era speech patterns survive Hitler’s downfall as popular communicative forms — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 993; Common sense is a historical construct with changing ideological contents.; Modern racism and antisemitism are civilized rationales for primitive instincts — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1039 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Common sense is a historical construct with changing ideological contents. #expands (0.85)
• Historical understanding of the Holocaust requires prior linguistic study of Nazi language #expands (0.80) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 564
• Modern racism and antisemitism are civilized rationales for primitive instincts #expands (0.75) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1039