The germans had never voted for him. He was dropped into office by a coalition of powerful people who thought they could use him. He had received and they wanted to use him because he had received more votes than anyone else but never a majority of the votes. And this is an important point to make because when we try to explain why germany became the place where the holocaust was perpetrated, where the actors came from, the events that succeed 1933 are much more important than the events that precede it. The long tradition of antisemitism, the echoing of antisemitic arguments did not matter politically until the minority of the people who believed in it acquired political power. Power magnifies the ideas of those who hold it. And when people who hold beliefs that are regarded by the general society as knot as not quite acceptable become enormously powerful, their beliefs become steadily more acceptable. A famous historian of nazi germany, William Sheridan allen, once said more people b
Their. But, it seemed like the right time to revisit the decade and talk to people who were activists because many of them were in their late 60s and 70s and ready to reflect and is so much had gone on in the last 45 years that there was a lot to talk about and i wanted to catch them at a time when they still remembered what they had done and wanted to reflect. You could watch this and other programs online at book tv. Org. Good evening and welcome. Time when the lower, director of the museum. It is my honor to welcome you on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial museum to tonights program. Why did the holocaust happened. I would like to also welcome our digital audience joining us from all around the globe. You may share your reflection and ask questions on twitter and facebook. The museum helps people think about why the holocaust happened and how it was possible in one of the most advanced civilized regions of the world. If you were to look at europe and specifically german
Their. But, it seemed like the right time to revisit the decade and talk to people who were activists because many of them were in their late 60s and 70s and ready to reflect and is so much had gone on in the last 45 years that there was a lot to talk about and i wanted to catch them at a time when they still remembered what they had done and wanted to reflect. You could watch this and other programs online at book tv. Org. Good evening and welcome. Time when the lower, director of the museum. It is my honor to welcome you on behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial museum to tonights program. Why did the holocaust happened. I would like to also welcome our digital audience joining us from all around the globe. You may share your reflection and ask questions on twitter and facebook. The museum helps people think about why the holocaust happened and how it was possible in one of the most advanced civilized regions of the world. If you were to look at europe and specifically german
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Came to power in january 1933, 55 of the germans have never voted for him. He was dropped into office by a coalition of powerful people who thought they could use him. He had received more votes than anyone else, but never the majority of the votes and this is an important point to make because when we try to explain why germany became the place where the holocaust was perpetrated, where the actors came from. It was more important than that even that preceded it. The definition of the antisemitism and be antisemitic arguments didnt matter politically until the minority of the people who believe in it acquired political power. Power magnifies the ideas of those that hold it and with people that hold the beliefs that are regarded by the general society as not quite acceptable become enormously powerful, the beliefs become acceptable. A famous historian once said they became national socialists. This is another way of formulating what i just said. Power magnifies the ideas of those that h