Sunday, December 4, 2011

December 2nd, 2011: The Holocaust - Who's Guilty?

After watching the movie "Defiance" and seeing how the US responded to the Holocaust, I now think that everyone was responsible in some way or another, regardless of whether they were involved or not. I really think the US is somewhat responsible for the murder of so many Jews; perhaps if they would have publicized the Holocaust via the media earlier, maybe the liberation of camps may have happened earlier, and maybe so many lives would have been saved. I also think every single Nazi soldier, collaborator, and German Nazi supporter or follower is responsible as well, but in varying amounts. I do believe Hitler and the Nazis themselves are the most responsible for coming to power and spreading Nazi beliefs to all of Germany, and as a result intensifying antisemitism to violence and death. Sure, the German citizens, not the soldiers, didn't necessarily kill any Jews, but they are also responsible for they supported the killing of Jews and every other race that wasn't German. The Jews, homosexuals, Roma, and every other target may not have suffered the violence and death in their hands, but they are also responsible for it -- they did it.

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