Bthejerk on January 27th, 2022 at 12:42 UTC »
Then they were given jobs and allowed to become Americans.
Codeandcoffee on January 27th, 2022 at 14:23 UTC »
Man there is a strong urge in this comment section to believe some of the most useless myths about the Holocaust.
It’s really easy to believe that Germans were essentially held captive by hitler and did what the nazis wanted via threat of force.
But the fact is, it’s much much more complicated than that, which is what makes the Holocaust so interesting.
At a high level, most Germans knew what was happening and most supported it.
Many of the people committing evil acts either -
had the choice not to (plenty examples of soldiers on the eastern front not participating in the slaughter of Jews with 0 repercussions)
Excuses their participation in the Holocaust via the logic of “following orders”
Or just outright supported the killings as long as they did not impact their day to day life.
And that’s what is so scary about the whole thing.
It’s not a story if extraordinarily evil men, but rather about the potential for evil that lives in all of us.
Spartan2470 on January 27th, 2022 at 15:20 UTC »
Here is a less cropped version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:
German prisoners of war are forced to watch an atrocity film on German concentration camps. Original caption reads: Deutsche Kriegsgefangene in amerikanischen Lagern sehen den Filmbericht über Deutsche Konzentrationslager [German prisoners of war held in an American camp watch a film about German concentration camps.] Photo Credit United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Joseph Eaton
German prisoners of war are forced to watch an atrocity film on German concentration camps.
Original caption reads: Deutsche Kriegsgefangene in amerikanischen Lagern sehen den Filmbericht über Deutsche Konzentrationslager
[German prisoners of war held in an American camp watch a film about German concentration camps.]
Photo Credit United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Joseph Eaton
Bthejerk on January 27th, 2022 at 12:42 UTC »
Then they were given jobs and allowed to become Americans.
Codeandcoffee on January 27th, 2022 at 14:23 UTC »
Man there is a strong urge in this comment section to believe some of the most useless myths about the Holocaust.
It’s really easy to believe that Germans were essentially held captive by hitler and did what the nazis wanted via threat of force.
But the fact is, it’s much much more complicated than that, which is what makes the Holocaust so interesting.
At a high level, most Germans knew what was happening and most supported it.
Many of the people committing evil acts either -
had the choice not to (plenty examples of soldiers on the eastern front not participating in the slaughter of Jews with 0 repercussions)
Excuses their participation in the Holocaust via the logic of “following orders”
Or just outright supported the killings as long as they did not impact their day to day life.
And that’s what is so scary about the whole thing.
It’s not a story if extraordinarily evil men, but rather about the potential for evil that lives in all of us.
Spartan2470 on January 27th, 2022 at 15:20 UTC »
Here is a less cropped version of this image. Here is the source. Per there: