Nazi eugenics differed from other nations’ versions only in being implemented
Evidence
The grandiose German plan to rest the reproduction of society on a scientific basis and eliminate the heretofore unharnessed (and hence haphazard) forces of heredity and selection was simply the most radical expression of the universal ambitions inherent in the modern mentality. It was, indeed, a relatively small part of a much wider totality. It earned its terrifying fame not because of its uniqueness, but because - unlike most similar sentiments elsewhere - it did reach its purpose: it was put into practice, with the help of technological and organizational resources available to a modern society fully mobilized by the unchallenged might of a centralized state. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 403
Categorization
- DEFINE: Sharpens what distinguishes the Holocaust from mere ideological similarity: not uniqueness of intent but actual implementation by a mobilized centralized state.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 403
- XREF: connects to: American eugenics served as a model for Nazi Germany — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4293