|How Healing Becomes Killing| Nazi Germany has been described as
a biological state where official policy was based on an extreme
form of the pseudo-science eugenics – one that “justified” the
murder of millions of “undesirable” individuals. At a Nazi Party
rally in 1938, Joseph Goebbels laid out the National Socialist
strategy: “Our starting point is not the individual, and we do
not subscribe to the view that one should feed the hungry, give
drink to the thirsty or clothe the naked.... Our objectives are
entirely different: We must have a healthy people in order to
prevail in the world.” The theory of creating such a “healthy
society” was not invented by the Nazis. Their policy drew from
eugenic principles laid out in the 19th century which became
increasingly popular in many countries. When Charles Darwin
introduced his theory of evolution, scientists and politicians
were eager to believe they found the key to counteract what was
considered the genetic deterioration of the people and the
social problems ca