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A Comparative Historical Analysis Of The Spanish Inquisition And The Holocaust, Jon Wininger
A Comparative Historical Analysis Of The Spanish Inquisition And The Holocaust, Jon Wininger
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This work delves into the Spanish Inquisition and the Holocaust and indentifies the eras that preceded these events that laid a foundation, the major players in these events, and how the players interacted. Common features and differences are identified as well as a common philosophical thread that crossed generational gaps to link these events. The corruption that found such fertile soil created by the regimes that preached hatred was common to both events. The claim by the Inquisition that it preached Anti-Judaism as a philosophical, religious tenet rather than a racial antisemitic bigotry was in truth not even believed by …