Welcome to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine, a podcast of parables about the Holocaust — and what it would take to build a genocide-proof society. Studying the most evil times in history can help us understand them, and understanding is power and freedom.

This time, instead of a parable, I want to invite you to imagine something. Close your eyes, listen to my voice — unless you’re driving right now.

Some people believe that after we die, we’ll stand on a fluffy white cloud before God’s throne and give an account of our individual lives. Whether you believe that or not doesn’t matter, because I want you to picture something different.

Imagine playing offense instead of defense.

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