Jonah Goldhagen contends that the Germany people were willing accomplices to the
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Jonah Goldhagen contends that the Germany people were willing accomplices to the holocaust, citing the lack of resistance and the gains many common citizens enjoyed as his chief proof. Reading the article from the link below, what do you think? Yes or no? http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n2p31_weber.htmlJonah Goldhagen contends that the Germany people were willing accomplices to the holocaust, citing the lack of resistance and the gains many common citizens enjoyed as his chief proof. Reading the article from the link below, what do you think? Yes or no? http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n2p31_weber.html
Jonah Goldhagen contends that the Germany people were willing accomplices to the holocaust, citing the lack of resistance and the gains many common citizens enjoyed as his chief proof. Reading the article from the link below, what do you think? Yes or no? http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n2p31_weber.html
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We believe it is not right. It is wrong. As pointed by the article hardly one in thousand Germans were involved in massacre. Even the figure of 6 million is wrong historically. As rightly pointed out by articles forced statements can't be evidence. It is also necessary to understand that if Germans were so much interested in killing jews then hardly any jew could have survived. The fact that Germans still feel sorry for this loss is a significant indicator that German masses were not involved in massacre. As pointed out by recent studies a revolution can be brought about by minority and most of the population just remains silent. But it does not mean they are collaborators.Even going against Hitler would have endegered lives of common German people particularly when he was not answerable to anyone and when there was no concept of human right which will have binded him. When we do not doubt others why we should believe German people were willing accomplices to this massacre
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