Well, this is a "if only women were in charge there'd be no war" accusation buzz kill (tip to Instapundit):
Hitler’s Furies is an unsettling but significant contribution to our understanding of how nationalism, and specifically conceptions of loyalty, are normalized, reinforced, and regulated. By asking important questions about the pervasive culpability of Nazi women, Lower has highlighted a historical blind spot. And yet, the lens through which this book will no doubt be understood, that of “women’s history,” is a problematic one, as it suggests that the actions of half of the population exist in a separate sphere. Mass murder cannot occur without the broad participation of society. None of these women had to stand by as witnesses, serve as accomplices, or take the lives of others, but the vast majority of them did just that.
Half a million Nazi women went east in the wake of the German offensive into Russia to help kill the "undesirables" who plagued the new living space that was conquered.
And they never faced justice.
Are we all equal or are women uniquely moral because they are the nurturers? Choose one.
