Buying into Hatred
It has been over seventy years since the Holocaust took place in Europe, seventy years since the lives of countless Jews and other minorities were turned upside down. Seventy years since their freedoms and individualities were stripped right out from under them, by horrible, wicked, monsters of people, and yet we still live in constant reminder of this devastating incidence of genocide through literature and media. We have learned lots from this horrendous time period, and tell ourselves that this was far in the past and it could never happen in modern times, but in actuality there are many lessons that we neglect to learn. Hatred is boiling, and parts of history are seeming to repeat themselves, as though the Holocaust …show more content…
It happened as Hitler rose to power, taking advantage of the struggling country, when Germany was just recovering from World War I. He did what he knew would get the people’s support of his campaign, leading by hatred, blaming the Jews for all that was wrong. He made promises to do things such as make Germany strong again, appealing to the majority, which was exactly what he needed in order to come into power. It is happening again, as America, land of the free, a symbol of equality and justice, falls prey to this same type of corruption. We see ourselves as better than this, more civilized and educated, but when it comes down to it, some of the very people who may end up leading our country, are preaching the same hatred as in the Nazi Regime. They say things to appeal to one group of people, but show hatred towards many minority groups such as Muslims, Homosexuals, and immigrants. They make it clear that they don’t care who they offend, which many find refreshing, but in reality is just heartless and immature. Despite this, people buy into it, proving yet that even after all the horrible things that happened during the Holocaust, as well as in America during things such as the civil rights movement, people still haven’t learned (and perhaps never will), that hate never
It has been over seventy years since the Holocaust took place in Europe, seventy years since the lives of countless Jews and other minorities were turned upside down. Seventy years since their freedoms and individualities were stripped right out from under them, by horrible, wicked, monsters of people, and yet we still live in constant reminder of this devastating incidence of genocide through literature and media. We have learned lots from this horrendous time period, and tell ourselves that this was far in the past and it could never happen in modern times, but in actuality there are many lessons that we neglect to learn. Hatred is boiling, and parts of history are seeming to repeat themselves, as though the Holocaust …show more content…
It happened as Hitler rose to power, taking advantage of the struggling country, when Germany was just recovering from World War I. He did what he knew would get the people’s support of his campaign, leading by hatred, blaming the Jews for all that was wrong. He made promises to do things such as make Germany strong again, appealing to the majority, which was exactly what he needed in order to come into power. It is happening again, as America, land of the free, a symbol of equality and justice, falls prey to this same type of corruption. We see ourselves as better than this, more civilized and educated, but when it comes down to it, some of the very people who may end up leading our country, are preaching the same hatred as in the Nazi Regime. They say things to appeal to one group of people, but show hatred towards many minority groups such as Muslims, Homosexuals, and immigrants. They make it clear that they don’t care who they offend, which many find refreshing, but in reality is just heartless and immature. Despite this, people buy into it, proving yet that even after all the horrible things that happened during the Holocaust, as well as in America during things such as the civil rights movement, people still haven’t learned (and perhaps never will), that hate never