Newly revealed letters from Heidegger confirm his belief in National Socialism.
Below, translated excerpts of Heidegger’s letters, first published by Die Zeit’s Adam Soboczynski and Alexander Cammann:
"It would appear that Germany is finally awakening, understanding and seizing its destiny.
I hope that you will read Hitler’s book; (...) This man has a remarkable and sure political instinct, and he had it even while all of us were still in a haze, there is no way of denying that. The National Socialist movement will soon gain a wholly different force. It is not about mere party politics—it’s about the redemption or fall of Europe and western civilization. Anyone who does not get it deserves to be crushed by the chaos."
18th of December, 1931
"With each day that passes we see Hitler growing as a statesman. The world of our Volk and Reich is about to be transformed and everyone who has eyes with which to watch, ears with which to listen, and a heart to spur him into action will find himself captivated by genuine, deep excitement—once again, we are met with a great reality and with the pressure of having to build this reality into the spirit of the Reich and the secret mission of the German being […]"
13th of April, 1933
"[…] It is not Russianism that will bring about the destruction of the earth but Americanism, not just the English but all of Europe has fallen prey to it as it represents modernity in its monstrosity."
18th of August, 1941
Translated from the German by Luisa Zielinski.
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