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'The promise of loot, the description of retaliation to be meted out by society, and the threat of punishment for attempts at betrayal', are the means by which gangsters tie their wavering associates to themselves. The Nazis use the same methods on the German people. It is true that promises in case of victory, threats in case of defeat, and punishment for treason are means which are used by any government at war. However, the Nazis use them in a different way. 'German leaders rely upon participation in crime as a powerful factor of group unification.'
Kris investigates in detail how the German leaders methodically push their subjects into guilt, and how the annihilation of the Jews is a special means of creating participation in crime. 'The annihilation of the Jewish race would spell disaster to the Germans should they be defeated. Dr. Goebbels summarizes his point in these terms: "If only because of the Jews, we must win this war".' (Kris asserts that this is not the only reason for Nazi anti-Semitism.) 'The German leaders treat the German people as accomplices because they believe that the battle which lies ahead is best fought by a people which has lost faith in any alternatives.'