Does the poem "Hangman" by Maurice Ogden have anything to do with the holocaust?

Question

The Hangman kills at least one Jew, and the townspeople do nothing about it like many non-nazi Germans did during the holocaust.

Answer 1

Yes. The poem is about watching and doing nothing. It is a metaphor for how the countries watched and let their neighbors be killed for no reason, except for 'as long as it's not me' excuse. In the end the man who helped the Hangman the most was the one the noose was intended for.
When the Hangman first came to town he had no power or authority. He could have been stopped early on, but no one did.

Answer 2

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Does the poem "Hangman" by Maurice Ogden have anything to do with the holocaust?
The Hangman kills at least one Jew, and the townspeople do nothing about it like many non-nazi Germans did during the holocaust.

Answer 3

You are making a basic order of precedence error in your logical argument. If you believe in the existence of a divine being as defined by the Christian faith, then you have to accept that mankind is bound by God's rules, and that God is not bound by mankind's rules. If you can't accept this as the logical condition predicated by Christian faith, then you are not talking about the Christian God anymore, but your own perception of what the divine means to you. While I support your right to define the divine as suits your needs, that doesn't mean your definition will be universally accepted as true nature of God for everyone else. While the case you are making may make your version of the divine seem like a right bastard, the Bible does not explain why the Christian version of the divine does anything. It simply states that God is good, and that mankind is sinful in the eyes of God. What is left out is whether and why God has any restrictions or limitations that we can not comprehend in terms of his actions regarding man. Sometimes "free will" seems like an convenient excuse, but we truly can't understand why the Christian interpretation of God would grant and allow it. Personally this is why I find all the monotheistic faiths I've studied conflicting and confusing. The followers of the faith just accept the contradictions like they are nonexistent, and keep on chugging along. I think the logical solution in this case is to choose the Agnostic wait and see approach rather than saying that since God doesn't behave according to your personal standards, he must not exist. I hope this helps.