That's a pretty damn big conspiracy...
Hitler memorial in Wisconsin? - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
There is no doubt in my mind that the Holocaust happened. Those who claim that it was all made up must live in one of the lesser-known states of the United States: The State of Denial. There are TOO MANY Holocaust survivors and witnesses (and too many dead Jewish people) for this to be one big conspiracy. Motives aside, it happened. But, there is speculation as to why it happened...and, to me, it is all hearsay.
The one thing I've heard from some people (especially older Germans) is that Hitler was threatened to lead the National Socialist party back in the '30's. Apparently, they threatened the life of one of his relatives (his sister if I remember correctly) if he didn't acquiesce.
That may explain part of the reason why Hitler became the leader of the Nazis, but it doesn't explain why it happened. Some people say that the Jews that were particularly singled out were not specifically of Hebrew descent (I cannot remember which ethnicity these Jews were supposed to be). Also, after the treaty of Versailles, Germany essentially went broke...along with its citizens. They ended up owing millions of dollars in reparations, which essentially shut everything down. I know this because of my grandmother: she lived in Germany in the 20's, and remembered how hard life was. These particular branch of Jews (supposedly...and I'm sure that this included non-Jews as well) held all the wealth, while Germans starved. This was a catalyst for the Nazis' and Hitler's rise to power. Hitler was a great orator, and used this talent to his (and his party's) advantage. And history will show that once Hitler put his plan in action, the average German began to prosper.
The expense of this prosperity, though, was immense, as history will also show.
I'm not sure why National Socialism worked so well in the 30's for Germany, but no ideology, no matter how much it ended up benefiting people, can ever excuse what happened to millions of Jews some sixty to seventy years ago.
The only issue I have with how we focus on this particular point in history is that we solely seem to focus on the particular result of Hitler's (or maybe just the Nazi party's, as some people think Hitler was really just a pawn...yeah, right) domestic policy, which was the Holocaust. Nobody ever seems to explain why it happened anymore. If you happen to stumble across a historical video called "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," it explains a lot of what I mentioned above...that Germans were dirt poor and blamed the Jews, and the Nazis capitalized on that.
PS: History also shows that originally Hitler wanted to deport all these Jews, but nobody would take them. Jews today still face that kind of rejection: one glance at a newspaper today will support that. Hamas is, of course, a very good example; as well as the rhetoric of President Ahjemababaloo of Iran. And, of course, you will always find the aberrant nutjob that (stereotypically anyway) shaves his head and gets swastika tatoos on his arm. So modern events can cast some light on history (as we all know, history does repeat itself). This still will never excuse Hitler's final answer.
There is no doubt in my mind that the Holocaust happened. Those who claim that it was all made up must live in one of the lesser-known states of the United States: The State of Denial. There are TOO MANY Holocaust survivors and witnesses (and too many dead Jewish people) for this to be one big conspiracy. Motives aside, it happened. But, there is speculation as to why it happened...and, to me, it is all hearsay.
The one thing I've heard from some people (especially older Germans) is that Hitler was threatened to lead the National Socialist party back in the '30's. Apparently, they threatened the life of one of his relatives (his sister if I remember correctly) if he didn't acquiesce.
That may explain part of the reason why Hitler became the leader of the Nazis, but it doesn't explain why it happened. Some people say that the Jews that were particularly singled out were not specifically of Hebrew descent (I cannot remember which ethnicity these Jews were supposed to be). Also, after the treaty of Versailles, Germany essentially went broke...along with its citizens. They ended up owing millions of dollars in reparations, which essentially shut everything down. I know this because of my grandmother: she lived in Germany in the 20's, and remembered how hard life was. These particular branch of Jews (supposedly...and I'm sure that this included non-Jews as well) held all the wealth, while Germans starved. This was a catalyst for the Nazis' and Hitler's rise to power. Hitler was a great orator, and used this talent to his (and his party's) advantage. And history will show that once Hitler put his plan in action, the average German began to prosper.
The expense of this prosperity, though, was immense, as history will also show.
I'm not sure why National Socialism worked so well in the 30's for Germany, but no ideology, no matter how much it ended up benefiting people, can ever excuse what happened to millions of Jews some sixty to seventy years ago.
The only issue I have with how we focus on this particular point in history is that we solely seem to focus on the particular result of Hitler's (or maybe just the Nazi party's, as some people think Hitler was really just a pawn...yeah, right) domestic policy, which was the Holocaust. Nobody ever seems to explain why it happened anymore. If you happen to stumble across a historical video called "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," it explains a lot of what I mentioned above...that Germans were dirt poor and blamed the Jews, and the Nazis capitalized on that.
PS: History also shows that originally Hitler wanted to deport all these Jews, but nobody would take them. Jews today still face that kind of rejection: one glance at a newspaper today will support that. Hamas is, of course, a very good example; as well as the rhetoric of President Ahjemababaloo of Iran. And, of course, you will always find the aberrant nutjob that (stereotypically anyway) shaves his head and gets swastika tatoos on his arm. So modern events can cast some light on history (as we all know, history does repeat itself). This still will never excuse Hitler's final answer.
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