Do you oppose it? And what might have been some factors that could have contributed to the Nazis' behavior?
2007-01-22 13:14:14 · 9 answers · asked by Sylvie 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
During their regime not following orders would make them an enemy of the state. The rest is history.
2007-01-22 13:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by djm749 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that in many cases, they were just following orders and not necessarilly buying into the Nazi philosophy. I've heard that when the Nazi party first came to power, an anti-jewish political party wouldn't have received more than 10 percent of the vote. The Nazi party downplayed that aspect of it's philosophy, and focused on nationalism and telling the German people they had been "stabbed in the back" after WW1. I'm sure a lot people were very frightened though. Some known anti-Nazi activists were active in the German Army at that time too.
2007-01-22 13:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by no mas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being Jewish, this probably would piss some people off....but they were just following orders, the low on the totem pole soldiers.....there are recorded video, that states if they didn't their families would pay the price....I do feel however, most of it was brainwashing, the same way an 18yr old would strap bombs to their body and blow them self up for their political causes and fanatical leaders telling them that their families will be rewarded for sacrificing them self.(Today).... That was such a long time ago in history, and the education and technology was ancient compared to now. But fanatical brainwashing seems to be alive and well today still...I imagine back then, it was very easy to convince the masses, Hitler did it.....Do I feel sorry for the Nazi's that murdered innocent people that were put to death, no.......I feel sorry that human beings are capable of such horrible things....
2007-01-22 13:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family was following orders, they were drafted into the Wehrmacht and a couple here and there and 1 tank commander. The germans were very antisematic but they were never informed about holocaust camps, locals by the camps had no idea what they were. Some yes they were really askin for it but my relatives fought so the government wouldnt kill them and their family, and tried to find American soldiers to surrender to because they had the best P.O.W. camps. Ja wohl
2007-01-22 13:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not following orders in Nazi Germany was a sure ticket to immediate death or a slave labor camp.
2007-01-22 13:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by jack w 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Milgram showed that most humans will do bad things if given the order to do so from an "authority figure." Disturbing but true.
2007-01-22 13:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler was not unique. His contemporary, Stalin was very similar. His army followed his orders, and the result was half of europe was conquered by the Soviets. Hitler failed where Stalin succeeded. The russians and their puppets didn't leave germany, poland, romania, czechoslavakia, hungary, bulgaria, etc etc until 15 years ago. Stalin also killed 4 times as many innocent people as hitler did.
2007-01-22 13:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by PH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nazis were idiotic retards following a retarded idiotic lunatic
2007-01-22 13:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by buy my llama costs $1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE NAZIS WERE A BUNCH OF HATE FILLED SCUMBAGS WHO WERE IDIOTIC ENOUGH TO FOLLOW THE ORDERS OF AN EVEN BIGGER IDIOT.
I'M GLAD THEY'RE MOSTLY DEAD, CUZ NOW THEY'RE MOSTLY IN HELL!!!
2007-01-22 13:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋