▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁inv aded ▁Austria : ▁I ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁domestic ation ▁and , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁understood , ▁I ▁c ouch ed ▁my ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁Naz i ▁termin ology . ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁ex ten uate ▁this ▁action . ▁I ▁did , ▁indeed , ▁believe ▁that ▁some ▁good ▁might ▁come ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁r ul ers . ▁The ▁preced ent ▁narrow - mind ed ▁c atholic ▁regime ▁in ▁Austria ▁induced ▁better ▁and ▁more ▁intellig ent ▁men ▁than ▁I ▁was ▁to ▁cher ish ▁this ▁na ive ▁hope . ▁Pract ically ▁all ▁my ▁friends ▁and ▁teachers ▁did ▁so , ▁including ▁my ▁own ▁father ▁who ▁certainly ▁was ▁a ▁kindly ▁and ▁hum ane ▁man . ▁None ▁of ▁us ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁sus pected ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁" selection ", ▁when ▁used ▁by ▁these ▁r ul ers , ▁meant ▁murder . ▁I ▁regret ▁those ▁writ ings ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁for ▁the ▁und eni able ▁dis cred it ▁they ▁reflect ▁on ▁my ▁person ▁as ▁for ▁their ▁effect ▁of ▁ham per ing ▁the ▁future ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁domestic ation . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Lor enz ▁denied ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁party ▁member , ▁until ▁his ▁membership ▁application ▁was ▁made ▁public ; ▁and ▁he ▁denied ▁having ▁known ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁gen o cide , ▁despite ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Ra cial ▁Policy . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁anti - S emit ic ▁j okes ▁on