This month I feel like talking a little about nazism and jew persecution. I don't claim to be an expert, and therefore this page only reflects my own personal opinions. It's my hope that you will write (no matter whether you agree or disagree), and in this way we will be able to establish a debate on these pages. With your permission I will put any replies up on this page underneath my original text. Don't feel shy - just write!

So, what's nazism all about? Nazism, racism and anti-Semitism are closely connected. Very basically, it's the strong belief, that "my own race is better than any other race". From this follows, that any other race than one's own, is less worthy of support from the society, succes, jobs... yes, of LIFE ITSELF.
I don't agree. First of all, there is no such thing as a race that is better or worse than another race. It's just a question of generalisation and ignorance; it's so very easy to make bogeymen out of people you have never actually met. And the easiest thing of all, is blaming a minority for YOUR OWN failure!
The nazist (and the racist) feels that he has a natural birth right to his country and whatever products, jobs, and succes is to be found in it. He does not have to work to get it - it is his RIGHT. Most of us know, how often you just hit the jackpot and get a lot of money/a great job etc. without having put in an effort for this "prize": Almost never. But this is not the issue to the nazi mind. He doesn't HAVE to work, since his BLOOD entitles him to whatever he want's. And he doesn't care (or give a damn) about any argument presented to him, because he KNOWS, that the current society is not the REAL society. The REAL society is the society HE believes in. This society has granted him whatever he wants . But why hasn't he got it then?
This is where the persecution of minorities comes in handy. The nazist/racist has to find a scapegoat to blame for his own failure. Someone he can accuse, and (preferably) someone who is in no position to fight back. This minority changes according to where in the world, the racist is living. In Europe it might be immigrants or fugitives from the Middle East or Africa. In Australia it could be Asian people, and in the U.S. it's often African Americans or Hispanic people. There is no general hatred of, say, jews or Asians. It's just a question of finding someone to blame, and then BLAMING them. It is really THAT simple and THAT primitive!

What makes nazism so dangerous is their history. They have proven what they are capable of, given enough power and control. And these horrific acts of violence and murder are so unbelieveable for the rest of society, that it's... well, unbelieveable really. More and more young people think, that what took place during World War II, really didn't happen. And once you forget history, it WILL repeat. Many organisations are dedicated to telling and helping the world to remember the story of what really happened during World War II. Below I have listed a few links to good sites.

Just before I end, I would like to ask another question. This one's about Israel, and what is happening there right now: The jews have always been a persecuted people and they have rarely owned their own country in history. Why then is it, that once they GET their own country, they start harassing the Palestineans? The Palestineans had lived in Palestine for thousands of years. No wonder, they got a little annoyed when their country was suddently named Israel. Haven't Israel with all it's power and financial strength learnt anything about peaceful coexistence? Let's hope they have.

I recommend reading "Sartre: Anti-Semite & Jew". It's great reading, and Sartre takes not only a closer look at the anti-Semite, but also at the jew, and his historical dilemmas.

Here are some links: