The first thing that I think of when I see these videos is that the people who helped to carry out the horrendous Anti-Semitic actions of the holocaust (excluding Hitler, we all know he was just pure evil) have to be either: a) completely brainwashed; b) extremely desperate; or c) simply heartless. I don't understand how someone can commit such terrible crimes against their brothers and sisters of this earth and feel nothing. No emotion. No sympathy. No remorse. No realization that these - these lost sheep, oblivious to the horrors that awaited them - were humans. People. Mothers, children, fathers, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers. They had families. They had lives. They had faith. It seems that the Nazis and their collaborators saw nothing at all past the yellow star on their clothes.
When will people realize that there is more to a person than just one word? Jew. Homosexual. Handicapped. These labels do not even begin to describe the entirety of a person. There are all different kinds of Jewish people. All different kinds of homosexual people. All different kinds of people with disabilities. And that one trait, perhaps an imperfection in the eyes of some, should not define that person's character. There are plenty of bad people who are Jewish, just as there are many good Jews. So should we treat all Jews as one? Of course not. These beliefs, traits, and characteristics are only one small part of a human's persona. Judging simply on that one thing is perhaps one of the most ignorant things a person can do. This is why the Nazis were wrong. They blamed everything on a group of people who shared one thing. And they treated them all as if they were the same person, just because of one small aspect of their lives. Generalization is where ignorance and hate begin, and I strongly believe that hate is the Achilles heel of humanity as a whole. So in order to end hate and ignorance, we must learn to open our minds and consider a person's character as a whole before we judge them.
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canonize (verb) [Greek]
to glorify or honor
Example: When the Nazi party took over, many Germans canonized Hitler because he gave them hope that their country could return to greatness.
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GlamingoGirl
Hey Lizzy i saw the video! Thanks for posting it :)
ReplyDeleteI saw all the videos to this episode and I was speechless and sort of horrified. I know that the Holocaust was a very tragic event in human history, but on what they did is just inhuman. How can the Nazi and the SS do such a thing to innocent people? I agree that they don't see as Jews, homosexuals, and handicapped as individual and unique people. Also, I just felt emotional when all those children died. They could of been potential writers, lawyers, doctors, etc. But, they can't now. The Holocaust is just simply inhuman and pure evil. -Xiomara Magana
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree. I'm glad you were as moved by these videos as I was!! Thanks for commenting Xio!
Deletetiffany- i saw all of the videos of the holocaust that you posted.the videos were very sad and tragic.to be honest it was like it was unbelieve but all true at the same time! i couldn't imagine smelling the fire of the burning bodies or take the doubt of starvation.its just hard to believe i cant even put it in all words
ReplyDeleteThese videos make me think of about a lot of things. It is terrible that people had to go through such horrible things, all because some one wanted to wipe out the Jews. If I was a Jew during the holocaust and was sent to a concentration camp, I would probably commit suicide rather wait to be killed by someone else. Life was so different for them, than it is for us. Just by one decision by an ordinary man, thy would be killed. What if something like that happened to us, just think about how horrifying it would be.
ReplyDelete~Ashland Brown
Videos like this remind us of the terrible things that human beings are capable of, and how badly it affects not only the victims but the world. --Savanna c.
ReplyDeleteThe Holocaust was definitely terrible but it is important because it shows us how easily corrupted human nature can be. People like Elie Wiesel remind us of how important it is to remember this and we are so fortunate to have people like him share his experience and wisdom -Aquilla S.