>Well can you really say it was the Germans and not better put, one of the Nazi regime's (or certain members of the >regime) end goal's?
>many Germans might have bought into the ideal that Germans were of a "better" hereditary linage but can you >say "Germany" was trying to build a "master race", i would say not, Hitler sure....
Of course you can. Germans as a culture and regime at the time were trying to build a master race. Buying into ideas and following through with them makes one guilty of a behavior. Saying that Hitler and a few people were the only ones to blame is as wrong as blaming every single individual.
You are of course correct that most likely this is what the poster was trying to say. He could've just said that there are racist anywhere and be done with it. Instead, he postulated that through out the history Jews have been hated for good and bad reasons, correctly and incorrectly, by many different people. I am just wondering what these correct and good reasons are to hate every member of a nation, and how this argument proves that Germans are not racist. His arguments and statements just don't make logical sense. Of course Germans as a nation are not any more racist than any other nation. If anything nationalism and racism are not genetic, as far as we know, but cultural. Logically one can't prove that one is not racist if someone else is doing the same thing.
It is amazing how a person while defending a nation from being stereotyped against can none the less demonstrate the same prejudice as the original poster. I agree that we can't say that all Germans were at fault for what happened to the Jews. Can you please elaborate on the good and valid reasons that can or could exist to hate every single member of the nation, in your post you are saying there were. The fact that Jews through out the history where hated is not a good defense of what happened in Germany. This whole discussion is irrelevant to this post in any case, the original post was irrelevant your reply was as bad and frankly mine is no better, I just can't stand someone jumping in to defend against stereotyping while committing the same offense.
Well, this just means that either your screening and interviewing process is unrealistically strict, or that you are not willing to pay enough to get the best talent. It can be seen all the time in job postings, the position requires the applicant to know everything there is to know under the sun, yet it is a relatively low level position with somewhat low pay. Instead of trying to find people that fit your requirements exactly you should hire people that have the aptitude and the basic knowledge to do what you need them to do. This might require for you to give them some time to learn as well. Of course, you could just pay more and then you would have no shortage of good people.
Actually I know a few type 2 diabetics that are doing much better by avoiding carbs. Some of them are even drastically lowering the amount of medicine they need to take. Their sugar levels are much lower and are stable. These people are also in good shape and are feeling great. At least two people started eating more protein and less carbs about 5 - 6 years ago, before all this Atkins craze started. Of course 5 - 6 years is not that long and the long-term effects are not known, but they can't be much worse than taking insulin and other drugs for diabetes long-term. Not that this is a good place for this discussion, but making blank statements about such a complex subject, without much proof is never a good idea.
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>Well can you really say it was the Germans and not better put, one of the Nazi regime's (or certain members of the >regime) end goal's?
>many Germans might have bought into the ideal that Germans were of a "better" hereditary linage but can you >say "Germany" was trying to build a "master race", i would say not, Hitler sure....
Of course you can. Germans as a culture and regime at the time were trying to build a master race. Buying into ideas and following through with them makes one guilty of a behavior. Saying that Hitler and a few people were the only ones to blame is as wrong as blaming every single individual.
You are of course correct that most likely this is what the poster was trying to say. He could've just said that there are racist anywhere and be done with it. Instead, he postulated that through out the history Jews have been hated for good and bad reasons, correctly and incorrectly, by many different people. I am just wondering what these correct and good reasons are to hate every member of a nation, and how this argument proves that Germans are not racist. His arguments and statements just don't make logical sense. Of course Germans as a nation are not any more racist than any other nation. If anything nationalism and racism are not genetic, as far as we know, but cultural. Logically one can't prove that one is not racist if someone else is doing the same thing.
It is amazing how a person while defending a nation from being stereotyped against can none the less demonstrate the same prejudice as the original poster. I agree that we can't say that all Germans were at fault for what happened to the Jews. Can you please elaborate on the good and valid reasons that can or could exist to hate every single member of the nation, in your post you are saying there were. The fact that Jews through out the history where hated is not a good defense of what happened in Germany. This whole discussion is irrelevant to this post in any case, the original post was irrelevant your reply was as bad and frankly mine is no better, I just can't stand someone jumping in to defend against stereotyping while committing the same offense.
Well, this just means that either your screening and interviewing process is unrealistically strict, or that you are not willing to pay enough to get the best talent. It can be seen all the time in job postings, the position requires the applicant to know everything there is to know under the sun, yet it is a relatively low level position with somewhat low pay. Instead of trying to find people that fit your requirements exactly you should hire people that have the aptitude and the basic knowledge to do what you need them to do. This might require for you to give them some time to learn as well. Of course, you could just pay more and then you would have no shortage of good people.
Actually I know a few type 2 diabetics that are doing much better by avoiding carbs. Some of them are even drastically lowering the amount of medicine they need to take. Their sugar levels are much lower and are stable. These people are also in good shape and are feeling great. At least two people started eating more protein and less carbs about 5 - 6 years ago, before all this Atkins craze started. Of course 5 - 6 years is not that long and the long-term effects are not known, but they can't be much worse than taking insulin and other drugs for diabetes long-term. Not that this is a good place for this discussion, but making blank statements about such a complex subject, without much proof is never a good idea.