Nazi's in todays world
Throughout this unit, a big question that keeps popping up in my head is if there are still Nazi's today and if so, can they still create issues like they did in the World War? I personally do think that Nazi's exist in today's society but they are not as destructive as they used to be. When looking at multiple sources online, it shows that Nazi's have been "banned" from German society along with the salute and the Swastika. However there are still some Nazi descendants who carry out the traditions. If we were to unban the Swastika and the Hitler salute, would there be a large number of supporters in the US? I personally think that there will be a decent amount especially since America is so diverse but I do not think they will be as patriotic or aggressive towards other races like they have been in the past.
I think this post is very interesting because I like how you incorporate your opinions about the questions you ask. I personally think that there are Nazis in today's world, and they are known as Neo-Nazis. The Neo-Nazis are part of the reason for what happened in Charlottesville. Also, I don't personally think that there would be a ton of widespread support for the Nazis and their ideology across the US. However, I do think that in certain places there definitely would be some people who do support the Nazis, and who might even be Neo-Nazis themselves.
ReplyDeleteThere are absolutely, undeniably nazis in today's world, and there's actually be a greater surge of them in recent years. They're often referred to as "neo-nazis" but they will generally self-define as the "alt-right". These are people who are not necessarily German or who have any blood connection to the original Nazi party members, but who share similar ideologies about Jewish people, race cleansing, and white (like German) supremacy. While Germany has banned many references to nazism, America is incredibly centered around freedom of expression, and actually has no bans on supporting nazism. Swastikas and the Nazi salute are protected, like all expression indicative of committing crime. Nazis are by no mean a majority, and as such I don't think they have anywhere near the amount of power to achieve what they did during the Holocaust, as during the Holocaust they had complete political power and public support, of which they have neither in America. However, I believe they can still spread dangerous ideas and reflame prejudices throughout the nation, even if they're a shadow of what they were in Nazi Germany.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emily and Madeline with the fact that there are Nazis in the world whom are not referred to as Neo-Nazis but I think it is interesting to hear from them in our documentaries and to see how they re-tell what they did. Some of them are clearly remorseful and regretful of their actions and they were even very aware of how wrong their actions were at the time while some, are still in denial about certain aspects, like the amount of Jewish people that were killed. Overall, I think it's interesting to see how the former Nazis look back at what they did and the effect it had and comparing them to present day Nazis that are a bit more focused on white-supremacy compared to the extreme focus on Germans.
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