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In the preface, Robert McAfee Brown makes the following comment:
"...But we cannot indefinitely avoid depressing subject matter, particularly if it true, and in the subsequent quarter century the world has had to hear a story it would have preferred not to hear - the story of how a cultured people turned to genocide, and how the rest of the world, also composed to cultured people, remained silent in the face of genocide."
Do you agree/disagree with Brown's position? Explain.
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I completely agree with Brown’s position for many reasons. I agree with him because people did not want to believe that everyday many people were being killed, and were too scared to face it until they saw it for themselves or focusing on something else. For example, during the mid 1990s in Rwanda, Africa, there was the genocide between Tutsis and Hutus. Many refugees were in danger and desperately asking for help for the Europeans. Even though the United Nations were trying to help, the European countries were too scared to face it or help. Where was the United States? The media was focusing too much on pop culture and the entertainment world instead of paying attention to save lives. I think if more countries have realized sooner of what was going with Hitler and the Nazis, then maybe they could have saved millions of people in the camps.
I agree with Brown’s point of view. I feel that you can never avoid something so terrible or depressing, especially something that is as devastating as genocide. Many people often blow off the terrible things that are happening because it is easier then facing the terrible truth. They do not want to be bothered with the fact that something is happening in their country, to one of their fellow citizens or possibly themselves. As hard as it is to talk about it, it is unhealthy to keep everything bottled up inside. The people need to be informed with what is occurring around them and should talk about it so they could find possible solutions or ways of protecting themselves. By not talking or doing anything about the genocide the people were only hurting themselves. I feel that everyone should have an open mind when talking about something that is going wrong around them, and they should think of ways to make things not as bad as they really are.
I definitely agree with Brown’s position. Even today people don’t relieve horrible things like the holocaust could ever happen again. They refuse to stop and think about the consequences that come from the government and every person in the world. People don’t want to believe that something terrible could happen to them, they would rather not believe the truth then to confront the problem. People need to know what is happening around the world so they are ready for any danger that might be coming their way. In the case of a genocide luckily none have hit the United States, but that doesn’t mean one never will. So before something so terrible as a genocide comes along, everyone needs to realize what has happened in Rwanda and in Eastern Europe. Maybe by understanding what has happened in those genocides and how they started we can prevent any other genocides that may come along in the future. Browns statement is very true and if people refuse to stand up and protect themselves, the causalities may be as large or even greater then past genocides.
I agreee with Brown's prosition for many reasons. For one many peopl are afraid of the holocaust and hope nothing liek this ever happens again . Many people died from the holocaust and caused a great number of people grief. Everyone kept all their feels to them selves which caused them many emotional problems. Many genocides also caused a great deal of problem to people. Unfortunatly the holocaust caused peopel great fear thet they will never be able to forget.
I agree with the quote because a world will never exist where there is no depression or sadness. However it is from these experiences that the world learns and becomes a better place. The loss of the millions of Jews in the holocaust will always be a horrible event in history and there is even genocide today but in the future we can hope that those who remained silent will instead speak up. Most people feel that if the matter does not concern them, for example if the genocide isn't aimed at them they do not need to speak up. However, we see now that these kind of people do need to speak up because if they don't, soon there will be no one left to speak out against genocide or other crimes.
I agree with Brown’s position, because no matter how much people then and now don’t want to believe that the holocaust occurred, it will always have occurred no matter if they want to believe it or not. People try to block out that it could never could of happened, that cultured people could ever kill that many people, but it did and people need to start believing that it did so we can learn from out mistakes. Even people like the US, one of the most cultured places in the world at that time, didn’t do anything to stop the holocaust, until it got to the point were there was nothing that could be done. A lot of people didn’t speak up because they felt that it didn’t refer to them or were just scared. We need to learn from the mistakes we made so another genocide will never occur.
I agree with Brown strongly. I agree with him because things like Genocides do happen, and when they do happen a lot of the world does nothing but watch. Some people don’t want to believe it is going on, and other people just choose to completely ignore it. This has to change because when things like genocide occur people form other parts of the world must help stop it. These things need to be stopped when they start so that massive quantizes of people don’t die. I believe that if something like this were to ever happen again, I think people would once again ignore it, because they are to afraid to see the truth. Things like this need to change so that if genocide were to ever occur again the rest of world could help the country that is in need. I believe that the government should also make sure that they are prepared to help if something like this were to ever happen again.
I agree with Brown's position because the world cannot erase what occurred no matter how devestating. To change the future people of the world must remember the past, and how they as a generation could prevent such a tragedy from hapenning again. Those who turned their backs were selfish and didnt want to get invovloved. Their fear of involvment is understandable, however, what would they do in the people of the Holocaust's situation. The Jewish culture was made to look "evil" by the fascist nazi party and people should have seen beyond the propaganda and spoke against the slaughtering of innocent communities and families. I guess this has to be a painful reminder of what can happen if things go unnoticed. People needed to realize that just because they kept quiet, doesnt mean the fate of the Jews would not someday condemn them.
I couldn’t agree more with Brown’s position. This is because during the early signs of genocide, the rest of the world refused to see what was really going on. The people in countries such as France and Britain never spoke up against what was going on in the 1930’s, so it was just ignored. By the time it started to be a concern, it was too late, and Hitler had too much power. Today, people always talk against genocide and how it should never happen, but before the Holocaust started, the world had a chance to stop it. I think the world didn’t realize how far Hitler was willing to go. After the night of broken glass though, I think the rest of Europe should have seen how bad this was getting and tried to do something. Before Hitler gained all his power and support, he wasn’t as strong, and could have been stopped. The rest of the World saw this genocide occur with there own eyes.
I agree with Brown’s position completely. The hardest thing in life is to recall back to something that once made you feel unsafe and uncomfortable. But when we as people sit back and try to suppress it like it had never happened makes us seem almost ignorant. Why try to hide something, when in reality we all know that it is there. If we hid things like the holocaust and just never brought it up history would begin to repeat itself over and over again. The truth of the matter is that scars that we receive during our lifetime help us look back into a world that we once knew and our mistakes that changed our fate in life. The scars show us that the past is real and that it’s something we have to deal with whether or not we like the outcome. The holocaust is something that wont be forgotten, nor will the victims of this tragic event. The only way to help move on from this horrible genocide is to realize that it was real and to stop it from ever happening again.
I agree with Brown's statement. The Holocaust was a very depressing event in time, and people were afraid to get involved since they were worried that they might be dragged into the terrible things that were happening. They don’t want to believe that something that horrible and devastating could hit so close to home, and that they might have to get involved, since it is their duty as citizens of a country who chooses to help those in need. People should open their eyes more, and face things instead of running from them when their help is needed.
I agree with Browns statement. Knowing of the genocide and how it happened is the best for all peoples of all cultures. Educating them on this particular topic is not to demonstrate the gruesomeness of the genocide and persecution but more to help prevent further discriminations. The Germans of World War II did everything within their power to eliminate a religious people, not necessarily from particular backgrounds or ethnicities but for the fact that they chose to follow Judaism. It is very important to continuously update the youth of today on past situations to help prevent the horrible actions that occurred during World War II. Another important issue that should be brought to terms with the youth of today is standing up for what is right. No one stood up for the Jews and minorities that were being unjustly persecuted and when the time came and they needed help no one was left to help them either.
I agree with Browns comment for a lot of reasons. I agree because the world wouldn’t be what it is today if there was no depression or sadness. Everybody at some point in their life is or did go through sadness or depression and it’s a natural thing. I also agree because you can never avoid a depressing subject because it effects you in some sort of way. Some people don’t like to realize that the genocides did happen and are still occurring today. People want ignore what’s going on because they don’t like to realize what the worlds going through or how to stop such a terrible thing happening right before their eyes. Is it possible that their too scared to speak up because they don’t want to put their lives and families like in jeopardy? Maybe if someone did speak up people would actually listen and genocides wouldn’t have happened. If nobody does speaks up then genocides are going to keep on happening in the world. History is going to repeat itself and go through such horrible experiences all over again. People should learn from the worlds mistake and not make the same moves so history doesn’t repeat itself.
I agree with Brown's position. The Holocaust was a difficult time for many people and a lot of people don’t want to accept it. Sometimes people are afraid of what is happening and for their own selfish reasons they don’t want to get involved or speak up for what they know is right. People who witnessed the Holocaust didn’t speak up for those who couldn’t they just watched because they were afraid that they would be pulled into the whole mess. Even now the Holocaust still has a huge effect on people, even though a lot of people also find it hard to believe that something that horrible could possibly happen but need to realize that it did and learn to take actions about it.
I agree with Brown’s statement for numerous reasons. It is best that everyone knows about the horror people have gone through in the genocide. The Holocaust was such a bad time for people. Some people may not want to believe that this really happened but it did. It can be upsetting and people may not want to hear about it but some time sooner or later you’re going to have to hear about it. Even if people don’t want to hear about it, it’s a good thing for people to learn about and to know about your history. People should be up to date about what is going on around them to they know for their own knowledge and to know ways of to protect themselves on the same thing happening to themselves. People today should not be afraid of hearing these things and running away from them, when they should be trying to help from something like this happening again.
I defiantly agree with the quote. People shouldn’t shut out everything that brings pain. People need to accept the facts, that wrath inflicted on the persecuted. If nobody faces the injustice and fights against it nobody will be there when you are inflicted. Countries need to start to recognize that battles & persecution are pointless. Blame and persecution will only motivate a group to cause infliction onto another group. Ex- Germans are blamed for WW1 > Hitler rises into power and tries to exterminate & blame the Jewish race. People can’t turn a blind eye to this crisis and just ‘forget about it’, Nations need to understand, that they need to help other countries, to what is the right thing to do. If countries could help each other out, they can all die another day. Despite the wars in the Middle East, i trust nations are starting to recognize their faults.
i completly agree with his position, because why have some people suffering and then others jsut sitting there watching them. Only because it doent concern them. Dont jsut sit there and think that since it doesnt concern you, you shouldnt do anything about it. Think to yourslef and say if this was happeneing to me wouldnt i want the only people in the world that can do something about to take a stand and say something? Take a stand for millions of people rahter than not facing the facts that if you dont they will die. dont be too scared and think if you get involved that you will die cuz think about it... you might be able to make a difference.
I agree with Browns Statement. It is true that the world is not ready to believe the truth. The truth being that the world is not perfect. Events such as the Holocaust and 9/11 prove this point. The media does not help this situation at all. Focusing on Pop stars night life, They dont teach people that there are genocides and Racism going on all around us. People don’t want to believe that these horrible things are going on. For example in the early 20th century the holocaust took Place. Nations such as Britain and France did not come to the Jews aid not because they are evil but because they were scared of the truth. This still occurs even today. People are scared of the truth.
I agree with Brown's position for a number of reasons. For example, when the Holocaust occurred, everyone knew what was happening, but they did not do anything about it. They just let it happen and did nothing to stop such a horrible thing. Although, the people during the Holocaust did not try to stop this, they probably had a reason. Maybe they did not know how to stop what was going on, or maybe they were afraid to stand up for themselves. No matter what, no one can change what happened in history no matter how horrible it was. If people don’t want to be in that type of situation in the future, then they need to remember what happened in the past. They need to think of ways in which they could prevent such a huge disaster from happening again. Hopefully people will begin to realize that such events in history are bound to repeat themselves, and it is best that our generation try to stop it before it begins.
i agree with Brown's position. If the truth was kept silent it would wither away and die for words not spoken are nothing more then dead thoughts. But speaking the truth of the past no matter how horrible it may be is like plating a seed of knowledge which slowly spreads and grows so big that eventually everyone knows that tree. Millions of people died threw the horrific genocide and with out giving them the recanition of telling there story there story perishes just like they did. But telling the story of the holocoust its lets those who perrished lived on in our words making them truly untouchable.
I agree with Brown's postion for many reasons. Alot of the time, people dont want to believe what they hear either because it is something bad or they dont want to get involved. However, what people dont know is that they cannot completely avoid what is going on in the world around them. People need to be able to handle the truth and learn to accept what they hear whether they want to believe it or not. This was the case during the Holocaust and during other genocides.Many other countries did not help out people because they did not want the harm to effect their country.
I agree with Brown's postion for many reasons. Alot of the time, people dont want to believe what they hear either because it is something bad or they dont want to get involved. However, what people dont know is that they cannot completely avoid what is going on in the world around them. People need to be able to handle the truth and learn to accept what they hear whether they want to believe it or not. This was the case during the Holocaust and during other genocides.Many other countries did not help out people because they did not want the harm to effect their country.
I agree with Brown's postion for many reasons. Alot of the time, people dont want to believe what they hear either because it is something bad or they dont want to get involved. However, what people dont know is that they cannot completely avoid what is going on in the world around them. People need to be able to handle the truth and learn to accept what they hear whether they want to believe it or not. This was the case during the Holocaust and during other genocides.Many other countries did not help out people because they did not want the harm to effect their country.
I strongly support browns statement. It is hard to say that in the last 100 years and say the good outweighed the bad. It is impossible to not look back at these tragedies in shame. During this last century many horrible atrocities occurred, and in many cases people could have stopped them but they didn’t. These bystanders knew what was going on and that they could have done something to help but they didn’t. They figured if it wasn’t bothering them then it wasn’t there problem. Genocides such as the holocaust killed millions of people just because they were looked upon as inferior. I can’t see how humanity could have done worse things
I do agree with the statement that Robert McAfee Brown made. The statement is true because things like the Holocaust actually do happen and there is no way around it. However the way people act about these problems is just denying the inevitable until it is too late to react without force. The truth may not always be what people want to hear but no world is ever perfect and you sometimes just need to face the facts. however things like this cannot go unnoticed when an entire culture and way of life is being destroyed.
I strongly agree with Robert McAfee Brown position. The world has not learned from the mistakes they have made throughout history. That mistake was to stand aside while people suffer from injustices and are removed of their basic human rights. The mistake was to not speak out and let your voice be heard, to not act and allow people to die without a struggle. Events like the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide should have been stopped, but no form of an effort was used until it was to late, and the devastation had either begun, or had already done a great deal of damage. If only people had spoken out or if governments had taken action, a countless number of lives could have been saved. I just wish that future generations of people will learn from the mistakes that the people before them have made, and be able to prevent genocide or something as devastating as the Holocaust.
I think Mr. Brown's comment is very realistic. The Holocaust was a very painful time in our history. Bad things happen and the truth can be hard to hear. It is important for people to be able to look at horrible situations and figure out what happened and why, so that we don't repeat the same mistakes. It helps us understand why people hate so much. Although genocide is an extreme example of depressing subject matter, smaller examples can be seen currently. If we can't face the truth, how can we begin to make any changes? It is easy to be angry at the people who turned to genocide, but we need to look at the people who remained silent. I believe that as we look at painful events in our history, we can begin to change the future. If each one of us doesn't remain silent in the face of bad things, we begin a chain of responsibility.
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