Thomas Hogan on history
From LPTV: Lunch with Lincoln January 26, 2022 | Guest: Tom Hogan · · TheLincolnProject
“This were not blood‑hungry simpletons — these were cultured Germans and it happened there. If it happened in Germany, it can certainly happen here.”
On , Thomas Hogan, Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary at Cincinnati Financial, spoke about history during LPTV: Lunch with Lincoln January 26, 2022 | Guest: Tom Hogan on TheLincolnProject.
About Thomas Hogan
On January 26, 2022, Thomas Hogan, Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary at Cincinnati Financial, appeared as a guest on the Lincoln Project's "Lunch with Lincoln" program. During the episode, which was held in advance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hogan discussed his background as a Holocaust educator and drew parallels between historical events and contemporary American politics. Hogan stated that he grew up in Germany and visited Dachau as a child, and he described being "stunned" that he lived among people who had "allowed this to happen." Hogan said that "cultured Germans" were responsible for the Holocaust and argued that "if it happened in Germany, it can certainly happen here." He compared the rise of Hitler to former President Donald Trump, stating that both were "geniuses in feeling the pulse and knowing which grievances would resonate." Hogan also said that the U.S. Constitution is "words on a piece of paper" and that when collective belief in institutions stops, "that's when we start to get into trouble." He warned that genocide is "a cancer" that must be recognized in its earliest stages, and noted that Dachau opened three months after Hitler came to power.