The essence of Nazism

Think "American Indians" and Michael Medved's Comments

The essence of Nazism comprises two fundamental beliefs: 

(1) that some people are genetically and morally inferior forms of life; and 

(2) that genetically and morally superior forms of life, to survive, must "purify" their race by eliminating genetically and morally inferior groups. In essence, Nazism is not just racism; it is also genocide.

(3) Genocide, however, can take many forms. Under Hitler, the systematic efforts to exterminate entire so-called "inferior" peoples consisted of murder, both in the camps and out of them, starvation, and forced sterilizations, among other means. 

Additionally, there were systematic efforts put in place to simply "phase out" of existence more members of those so-called inferior groups by withholding food, shelter, and medication from them. 

"Inferior" people, including children, were often left simply to starve to death. "Under Nazi rule, 750,000 people across Europe, including 5000 children, were murdered [just] for being mentally or physically handicapped. Children were killed by injection, medical experimentation or simply starved. The Nazis called them "unworthy lives." (4)

Moreover, these groups of so-called "unworthy lives" provided a plentiful supply of research specimens for Nazi physicians and scientists. These victims often died as a result of cruel and inhumane experiments performed upon them. 

More specifically, concentration camps provided the ultimate Final Solution devised to efficiently exterminate as many Jews, Gypsies, handicapped, homosexuals, and mentally deficient as possible.