Friday, February 13, 2009

Holocaust thinking question

I think that the holocaust was a very sad chapter in human rights history. It was based on solely racism and hate. It happened because at the time Germany was in a very poor state. They went into a depression after WWI because they lost in that war and had to give other country money because of it. The Germans were very mad at the time and thought it was the Jews’ fault when in fact the Jews had nothing to do with it.

 

I think the society of Germany turned into a racist and genocidal society because the people of Germany were frustrated. They were struggling financially and couldn’t find answers. So they turned to the Jews to blame just to take out their anger. The stereotype that Jews had more money and Adolf Hitler’s hatred against Jews also didn’t help. The Germans were being racist and ignorant, that’s how the holocaust started and how a democratic and just society turned to one of hate and genocide.