SYRIA Vs GERMANY

Article: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/feb2012/syri-f20.shtml

In the article “US sends drones over Syria as fighting spreads” the audience is socialists who are concerned about the conflict in Syria, and what the International community is doing to help solve this. The purpose of the article is to inform you of the current conflict in Syria, and about how the US sent in drones to: “intercept Syrian government and military communications in an effort to make the case for a widespread international response.” The claim of the article is that the US is sending in drones to Syria, even though it’s technically not their air space. The evidence for why they are sending in these drones is all of the killing of public figures, like the series of assassinations of Syrian officials, including the February 11 killing of Brigadier General Issa al-Khouli and gunmen in the city of Idlib killing a senior state prosecutor.

The conflict in Syria is quite similar to the holocaust that occurred in Europe during WW2. Syria is killing of Sunni Muslims off, because they attempted to rebel against the government. Germany killed off 6 million Jews, because they didn’t want them in Europe, like what Syria is doing now. The fact that the US has sent in drones to Syrian airspace is almost exactly the same as the US sending in planes to Germany. The US was trying to gather information on what Germany was doing to the Jews, much like their attempt at gathering information in Syria.

Dear Gerda letter

Dear Gerda,

            You are one of the bravest people I have ever seen. Your choice to stay with Ilse instead of going with Abek’s family was an extremely courageous decision, but I think you should have gone with them. At the camp, they had you working 4 looms, which is more than an expert would watch over. You still would have worked hard with Abek’s Family, but you’d be free from the Nazi camps, and would be treated with kindness instead of getting slapped. You could have stayed behind with Abek’s family and avoided all the hardships and pain that you had to suffer.

 I hope that you don’t face too much hardship during your time at the camp. If you keep your head down and work hard, I’m sure that you’ll make it through this. You are so kind hearted, like when you shared your food with the girl next to the fence back in Soswitz. That shows that you care for those around you, and I’m sure you made an impact on that girl’s life forever.

            Your friend,

                        Willis Whitestone

Genocide Stage representation

Up to this point of the reading in “All but My Life”, a major stage of genocide that has been shown is dehumanization. Dehumanization is making a certain group out to be worth less than that of a human. This could mean treating them like a vermin or a pest, and referring to them in derogatory term. Some examples of this are when the sign erected on the factory read, “No dogs and Jews allowed.” (Klein, 1995 p. 26) Not only are the segregating Jews away from a factory, but in the wording of the sign, they put dogs first, as to show that dogs are worth more than that of a Jew. Another example is that the Germans started to control rations for people, and gave Jews a miniscule amount of food, compared that of everyone else. This shows how directly that Jews don’t deserve the same amount of nourishment that the rest of a population. Dehumanization seems to become a more and more prevalent as the book progresses.

1-4-12 War child persuasion

War Child is the best recipient for our money as a student body because they not only are operational in many countries around the world but they help restore hope to the children whose lives were devastated by genocide. War child helps to empower children and young people to flourish within their community, and overcome challenges. War Child helps children by increasing access to education, overcome the obstacles of poverty, and help create a protective environment for the rights of children and youth. This helps create an established community in that area, which would prevent out breaks of genocide in the future. War Child has gone to many different countries around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. They affect most of the world where genocide has struck, and help to refurbish the communities there. 

12-21-11 Is Syria a genocide?

In my opinion, the conflict in Syria right now isn't a genocide. Following the definition of genocide, there is no evidence of racial purging. The government isn't targeting a specific group, religion, or social class. They are simply just trying to keep their power. If politics was included for a reason for genocide, then this could be considered genocide.

12-19-2011 Whose to blame? (Humanity)

Even though the massacres that occurred in Rwanda included only a few different groups, humanity as a whole is to blame for the atrocities. The international community failed to react and to assist in the genocide occurring in Rwanda. No one stepped up and said: "This is wrong, and we need to put a stop to this." The Tutsi and the Hutu were the ones who were involved in the genocide, but the rest of the world didn't try to put a stop to it.

12-3-11 Responsibility

"After watching the movie Defiance and then seeing what the US response to the Holocaust was at the time, describe what you think the proper response of one of the individuals that you labeled as "guilty" on your worksheet should have been to what was happening. Next, describe what the proper response of the US to the Holocaust should have been as it was occurring and while we were fighting Nazi Germany during WWII. Finally, describe your views on how the international community should respond to genocide when it happens today (for example, in Syria)."


The proper response to someone who was labeled as guilty was to stand up for what was right. The person who was making the Zyklon B gas could have protested and stopped making the gas. The USA should have had more of an initiative to help out the Jewish population and should have put more of are effort at sabotaging the Nazi campaign, like infiltrating and destroying death camps. Today, people who are in the international community should not only disapprove the genocides, but should try and show any support the can. The many can overcome the few.