The good life of the Auschwitz guards .... WOW

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Of course, most of us weren't alive during WW2- so we rarely get a perspective of the "human" side of the conflict.

Most movies portray Nazis as heartless monsters; cold, robotic, and ruthless. I find it even more disturbing that they led seemingly normal lives as they slaughtered the Jews. They genuinely believed that they were doing the right thing.

Such is the terrible power of brainwashing. We see it today in another form: Muslim Fundamentalists.
 
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SWIL said:
Of course, most of us weren't alive during WW2- so we rarely get a perspective of the "human" side of the conflict.

Most movies portray Nazis as heartless monsters; cold, robotic, and ruthless. I find it even more disturbing that they led seemingly normal lives as they slaughtered the Jews. They genuinely believed that they were doing the right thing.

Such is the terrible power of brainwashing. We see it today in another form: Muslim Fundamentalists.
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Great post! :thumbsup:
 
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Holocaust survivors say they hope the album, while offensive, will remind viewers that the perpetrators of genocide are ordinary people, and act as a warning for future generations.
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I think this is the key to this whole effort. It's not that these types are blatantly obvious. We can clearly notice and combat against the obvious. The key to this and specifically stated in this article is that these people are ordinary people. They could easily be neighbors, co-workers, etc. These types are no different than say serial killers. This is what we have to be vigilant for.
 
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Speilberg did it best in Schindler's List during the ghetto house clearing a German soldier is playing on the piano a piece by a German Composer.
 
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what a painful bit of history. It is difficult to comprehend deporting someone that is 80 yeas ago, but necessary to not let atrocities fade over time.
 
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SWIL said:
Of course, most of us weren't alive during WW2- so we rarely get a perspective of the "human" side of the conflict.

Most movies portray Nazis as heartless monsters; cold, robotic, and ruthless. I find it even more disturbing that they led seemingly normal lives as they slaughtered the Jews. They genuinely believed that they were doing the right thing.

Such is the terrible power of brainwashing. We see it today in another form: Muslim Fundamentalists.
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Very true...
 
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While you are ruminating on how horrible the Germans were......and I use the word German specifically, not Nazi.....don't forget about the atrocities committed by the gang on the other side of the world.

And they blame us for nuking them.
 
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I watched part of the newest Burns documentary this week until we left for dinner...typical burns....good stuff.
 
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While you are ruminating on how horrible the Germans were......and I use the word German specifically, not Nazi.....don't forget about the atrocities committed by the gang on the other side of the world.

And they blame us for nuking them.
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We should have nuked that whole island into oblivion.
 
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We have discovered a weapon that is entirely unlike all others. You cannot think of it as a conventional weapon, nor plan with it as if it were a conventional weapon. When I hear, let's nuke the whole place...that means a lot more than let's bomb the whole place. At least in 1945, there would have been some survivors. Today, the consequences would be ridiculous. Talk of taking out entire countries with nuclear weapons (past or present) rubs me entirely the wrong way.
 
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Plano Vol said:
While you are ruminating on how horrible the Germans were......and I use the word German specifically, not Nazi.....don't forget about the atrocities committed by the gang on the other side of the world.

And they blame us for nuking them.
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Agreed. My Grandfather's life was saved by the Germans, well, you could say that, since they amputated his arm which had become gangrenous while he was a POW...He was always appreciative of the the fact that he fought the humans in Europe, as opposed to the animals in the Pacific, figuring he'd have been left for dead by the Japs
 
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