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By Cecilia Camacho, founder and Editor-in-Chief of CC\/magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a kind of fear that doesn\u2019t stem from an immediate threat, yet it weighs heavier than many of the dangers we can actually see. A fear that doesn\u2019t arise from the future, but from the past. The fear that, no matter how much we\u2019ve read, debated, commemorated and sworn “never again”, humanity might once again be flirting with tragedy.<\/p>\n

We recently watched “Nuremberg”<\/em>, the film directed by James Vanderbilt<\/em>. While it didn\u2019t fascinate us from a cinematic point of view \u2013 with the glorious exception of Russell Crowe<\/em>\u2019s performance \u2013, it certainly stirred something essential. Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist”<\/em>, the film doesn\u2019t dwell so much on the historical trial itself, but rather on the disturbing relationship between Hermann G\u00f6ring<\/em> \u2014 Hitler\u2019s right-hand man \u2014 and Douglas M. Kelley<\/em>, the American army psychiatrist assigned to evaluate him in prison.<\/p>\n

What emerges from their exchanges \u2014 at times clinical, at others disturbingly human \u2014 is a truth that\u2019s hard to face: the architects of one of the greatest atrocities in history were not mythological monsters. They weren\u2019t “madmen”. They were human beings. Narcissistic, yes. Lacking empathy, certainly. Steeped in ideology. But human, nonetheless. And perhaps that\u2019s the most unsettling realisation of all.<\/p>\n

Watching “Nuremberg”<\/em> in the current climate feels alarmingly relevant. Across Europe \u2014 and much of the world \u2014 we\u2019re seeing voices rise again to reclaim figures like Franco<\/em> and Hitler<\/em>. We\u2019re watching the far-right creep back into democratic systems under the guise of patriotism, promising order while stoking fear. And in doing so, we\u2019re reminded how it all began.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not forget: the Nazis came to power through democracy. Once inside the system, they dismantled it from within \u2014 banning opposition parties, controlling the press, fuelling division, designating enemies. All under a veneer of legality that lulled much of society into silence\u2026 until it was too late.<\/p>\n

This film doesn\u2019t just reflect on what was. It warns of what could be again. And it does so through the psychiatrist\u2019s voice \u2014 who, at the film\u2019s close, delivers a chilling line that lingers long after the credits: “The Nazis of the future will not walk around wearing the same uniforms, but make no mistake \u2014 they are among us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That sentence haunts us because it feels close. Because they are among us already \u2014 in the form of discourse that trivialises fascism, promotes racial hatred, denies genocide, manipulates fear and ignorance. In leaders who romanticise authoritarianism as a neat solution to a complex present.<\/p>\n

This is not meant to be a political statement, but a human one. Speaking about the past is not just about memory, it\u2019s about awareness. About remaining alert. About taking responsibility. Knowing history isn\u2019t enough \u2014 we must be able to recognise its echoes when they return.<\/p>\n

Telling these stories isn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s necessary. Looking back is not about nostalgia \u2014 it\u2019s about clarity. And art, cinema, literature, and ideas aren\u2019t here just to entertain or distract us \u2014 they help us understand. They allow us to see more clearly. To pause. To reflect on what we\u2019ve heard so many times it risks becoming invisible.<\/p>\n

(*)<\/strong> Photo: Cover photo: still from the film Nuremberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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