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re: WW2 Question
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:54 pm to Tunasntigers92
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:54 pm to Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:55 pm to bott18240
The Germans had the whole thing down to a science.. Seperate families to increase depression and increase lethargic behavior, slowly decrease calorie intake to weaken them, even down to picking winners to watch over fellow Jews to form resentment. They showed heavy punishment to individuals who spoke out and showed overwhelming force upon any signs of and during uprisings
Posted on 8/3/15 at 11:45 pm to bott18240
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I know they didn't have guns but create a riot mentality or something. I guess it just baffles me if you knew your were probably going to die to not fight.
I'd liken it to the story of the frog being boiled alive. If the water is heated gradually enough, the frog will not sense the danger and jump out of the pot.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 12:05 am to bott18240
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(knowing they were being sent to their death
Your premise is wrong. You're welcome.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 12:38 am to bhtigerfan
Theres this unfortunate little thing called hope, Im sure a lot of them clung to it thinking they would be rescued before they starved to death. You could ask the same question about slaves and their owners but the answer would be differnt.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 6:09 am to TROLA
Never Again is slogan that has a lot of meaning to the Jews. A lesson hard learned and they won't go down without a fight.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 6:37 am to bott18240
People didn't believe it could happen to them (thought if I just keep my head down & work, go about my daily business, I'll be ok).
Exit strategies were difficult. Traveling outside of your region within your country was hard, leaving the country nearly impossible, getting your entire family out, seldom if ever happened.
Most didn't know they were going to death camps. Hence the reason lots if them packed bags of their finest belongings (which were promptly stolen as they got to camps).
Exit strategies were difficult. Traveling outside of your region within your country was hard, leaving the country nearly impossible, getting your entire family out, seldom if ever happened.
Most didn't know they were going to death camps. Hence the reason lots if them packed bags of their finest belongings (which were promptly stolen as they got to camps).
Posted on 8/4/15 at 10:57 am to bott18240
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 7:56 am
Posted on 8/4/15 at 11:24 am to jimbeam
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Darth Signal! Activate!
Posted on 8/4/15 at 11:26 am to bott18240
Why did Japanese Americans go peacefully to internment camps? I would imagine the answers are very similar.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 11:36 am to bott18240
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I suppose the mob mentality was maybe it won't be me if I just keep my head down and work. Thanks for the input.
This was common in the entrances to the camps. I actually visited Terezin when I was in the Czech Republic about 10 years ago. It was pretty eye-opening to actually see a camp in person.
Translated, the banner says "work makes you free"
Posted on 8/4/15 at 11:46 am to TROLA
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The Germans had the whole thing down to a science.. Seperate families to increase depression and increase lethargic behavior, slowly decrease calorie intake to weaken them, even down to picking winners to watch over fellow Jews to form resentment. They showed heavy punishment to individuals who spoke out and showed overwhelming force upon any signs of and during uprisings
Not to mention, if you did escape, what then?
Posted on 8/4/15 at 12:22 pm to bott18240
Read the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel
It'll tell you what you need to know.
It'll tell you what you need to know.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:20 pm to bott18240
The people didn't know what fate awaited them at the camps. They were told they were to be deported and resettled into lands in the "east". The Nazi's even set up a model camp and made propaganda films showing happy, thriving Jewish communities living there with all sorts of nice things like theaters, communal gardens, nice living quarters, schools and everything the Jews would want. What these films didn't show about these camps is the people there only got to stay long enough to be filmed and then they were shipped onto the real camps.
Now place yourself in the shoes of the average Jew living in Germany. They'd already had their citizenship and most of their rights stripped away thanks to the Nuremberg Race Laws passed in the 30's. They already faced daily abuse and intimidation. They could not own property, marry, go to school, or get a job. They were being totally shutout of day to day life even before the killing got underway. To these people the prospect of being able to escape the daily discrimination and get to live in peace in the east seemed like a means to escape a terrible life in "Greater Germany".
So basically, the answer is the people didn't realize what was being done to them until it was too late to do anything about it. For millions the truth wasn't revealed until they were marched into the gas chambers and Zyklon B came out of the shower heads instead of water.
Now place yourself in the shoes of the average Jew living in Germany. They'd already had their citizenship and most of their rights stripped away thanks to the Nuremberg Race Laws passed in the 30's. They already faced daily abuse and intimidation. They could not own property, marry, go to school, or get a job. They were being totally shutout of day to day life even before the killing got underway. To these people the prospect of being able to escape the daily discrimination and get to live in peace in the east seemed like a means to escape a terrible life in "Greater Germany".
So basically, the answer is the people didn't realize what was being done to them until it was too late to do anything about it. For millions the truth wasn't revealed until they were marched into the gas chambers and Zyklon B came out of the shower heads instead of water.
This post was edited on 8/4/15 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:24 pm to Darth_Vader
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Zyklon B came out of the shower heads instead of water
Zyklon B didn't come out of shower heads. Just FYI.
Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:26 pm to ChewyDante
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Zyklon B didn't come out of shower heads. Just FYI.
OK, excuse me. It was pumped into the rooms where the people had been herded and told they'd get a shower.
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