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11-10-08, 08:07 AM

Die Reichskristalllnacht.

That is a deeply disturbing event in german history, in some ways more disturbing then the holocaust itself.

This night caused quite an uproar in the german public back then. Not because a ppl, the jews, considering themselves more german then jewish and loyal german citizens, some of them highly decorated in WW1, were deeply branded, their stores demolished, the synagoges burned with the firefighters often enough just taking care of the fire not jumping to other buildings, the ppl beaten and humilated in front of the public.....no. The uproar was because the german public did not tolerate the breakdown of order on the streets. This is one reason why the holocaust later on was not made public in the Reich, even though those that "wanted" to know could have easily found out what is going on. Ppl decided to look away instead.

This for me has always been a prime example for a people whose secondary values...beeing on time, work ethics, loyility, order, etc., became more important then the very values of life itself. Luckily this changed in the last 60 years, quite dramatically. The Reichskristallnacht was opposed not for compassion for human lives, but for nationalistic ideological reasons.
Recent happenings in Cologne, when during a europeanwide NeoNazi rally common ppl opposed the extreme right nut jobs, cab drivers and hotel owners declined offering their services to them despite losing money in the process, give me faith this change is not just artifical and a product of political correctness. At least in western Germany. The east...well, I suppose these guys need another 20 to 50 years until coming to grips with reality.

The 9th of November still remains one of the most important dates in german history and imho, should be a national holiday. On that same date the Weimar Republic was called out in Berlin in 1918. Hitler had his first attept to overthrow the german government in 1923. On this day in 1989 the Berlin wall fell, just to name a few profound happenings on this very date. So many events, both positive and negative on such a historic scale are worthy of a day for national reflection.

11-10-08, 08:07 AM	#2
Bewolf Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Die Reichskristalllnacht. That is a deeply disturbing event in german history, in some ways more disturbing then the holocaust itself. This night caused quite an uproar in the german public back then. Not because a ppl, the jews, considering themselves more german then jewish and loyal german citizens, some of them highly decorated in WW1, were deeply branded, their stores demolished, the synagoges burned with the firefighters often enough just taking care of the fire not jumping to other buildings, the ppl beaten and humilated in front of the public.....no. The uproar was because the german public did not tolerate the breakdown of order on the streets. This is one reason why the holocaust later on was not made public in the Reich, even though those that "wanted" to know could have easily found out what is going on. Ppl decided to look away instead. This for me has always been a prime example for a people whose secondary values...beeing on time, work ethics, loyility, order, etc., became more important then the very values of life itself. Luckily this changed in the last 60 years, quite dramatically. The Reichskristallnacht was opposed not for compassion for human lives, but for nationalistic ideological reasons. Recent happenings in Cologne, when during a europeanwide NeoNazi rally common ppl opposed the extreme right nut jobs, cab drivers and hotel owners declined offering their services to them despite losing money in the process, give me faith this change is not just artifical and a product of political correctness. At least in western Germany. The east...well, I suppose these guys need another 20 to 50 years until coming to grips with reality. The 9th of November still remains one of the most important dates in german history and imho, should be a national holiday. On that same date the Weimar Republic was called out in Berlin in 1918. Hitler had his first attept to overthrow the german government in 1923. On this day in 1989 the Berlin wall fell, just to name a few profound happenings on this very date. So many events, both positive and negative on such a historic scale are worthy of a day for national reflection. Last edited by Bewolf; 11-10-08 at 08:08 AM.