Why was Germany hostile to the Jews during World War II?

First, because Jews are too smart.

Jews have emerged with a large number of outstanding talents in economics, science and art. For decades, Jews have accounted for a much higher proportion of Nobel Prize winners than other ethnic groups. The advantages of Jews in intellectual activities have a lot to do with their family education.

(1) Rich cultural heritage: Although the Jews fled their homes during the long-term national disaster, they were scattered around the world. However, they tenaciously maintained their own culture and at the same time absorbed the cultural essence of the host country. In this way, you will have a broader vision and richer knowledge.

(2) Persistent pursuit of education: A foreign writer wrote: "Jewish families should be highly valued in terms of knowledge, and non-Jewish families pale in comparison in this regard. This factor constitutes the difference between all other differences. "Basic." A 1998 UNESCO survey showed that in Israel, which is dominated by Jews, Israelis over the age of 14 read an average of one book per month, and 1 million of the 4.5 million people in the country have library cards.

(3) Rational way of thinking: Nobel Prize winner and American Jew Herbert Brown said: "My grandfather often asked me, why is today different from other days? He was the one who made I ask my own questions, find my own reasons, and then let myself know why. Throughout my childhood, my parents encouraged me to ask questions and never taught me to rely on faith to accept something, but to seek reason for everything. ”

(4) Eternal exploration mentality: Jewish families not only value knowledge, but also value talents. They advocate innovation and believe that learning without innovation is just a kind of imitation. Learning should be based on thinking and dare to doubt and ask questions. It can be seen that Marxist atheism education still has a great influence on everyone. Of course, it cannot be said that it is wrong, but this way of thinking can easily lead to a simplification of history, because the impact of anything comes from all aspects, making it difficult to analyze clearly. For example, on the Jewish issue, the Nazis’ anti-semitism may have economic reasons as you have been taught (and their inferences) before, but in the final analysis it is religious. Without this background knowledge, the analysis is definitely One-sided. Sometimes when the analysis is unclear, the "interest judgment method" is adopted, because advantage and disadvantage are much easier to judge than justice and injustice.

The second reason is the historical background:

Christianity has always been anti-Semitic. According to the description in the Microsoft Encyclopedia (my head was blown when I read it), Jews insist on their Judaism's teachings refuse to recognize Jesus as the savior, and thus have been discriminated against and persecuted since Constantine accepted Christianity in the 4th century.

St. Augustine believed that the Jews should be punished for this: to suffer poverty and humiliation. On the one hand, this was the persecution of the Jews, but on the other hand, it saved the Jews from extinction for a long time in the Roman Empire and its successors. After the 8th century, the Germanic monarchs in Europe (Frankish and Holy Roman Empire) encouraged Jews to settle in certain locations in their territories. The reason was that Jews were good at doing business. In fact, Jews could not own land or become feudal lords. Tenant farmers, therefore, posed no threat to the power of the lords. But these privileges further deepened the resentment rooted in religion. However, thanks to the protection of the lords, the Jews in Europe lived without hindrance for at least two hundred years.

The Crusades in the eleventh century reignited Christians' hatred of the Jews, and the Jewish settlements in Rhineland were annihilated (1096). After that, until the Renaissance (16th century), Western Europe , the Jews in Central Europe have been in "dire straits" and are constantly being expelled by rulers everywhere. The Nazi practice of licensing Jews has existed since ancient times. In the 12th century, the Roman Catholic Church stipulated this and prohibited Jews from appearing in public during festivals such as Easter, and also prohibited Christians from being neighbors to Jews. Since the Holy See also prohibited lending among Christians, the Jews happened to be the originators of this future banking prototype. Like China, people who were not farming at that time were people who were not doing their jobs properly, and lending money was not a good thing. As for the Jews' "talent" in the financial industry, it is really a blessing in disguise. During this period, many deported Jews from Western and Central Europe fled to Poland and settled there. As for the reason, I haven’t found out. I only know that Poland at that time (including today’s Ukraine, Belarus and other places) was not a good place.

Interestingly, the life that the Jews enjoyed in the Islamic world at that time was far more nourishing than that in the Christian world. During the Renaissance, "religious tolerance" progressed at the same time as science and technology, and Jews from Poland and other places began to return to Western Europe. But tolerance does not mean acceptance. At this time, Jews did not obtain citizenship rights, and their personal and economic lives were subject to many restrictions. For example, they could only live in crowded Jewish quarters. At that time, the status of the Jews was probably similar to that of the black slaves in the South before the Civil War. They needed to contribute, but they did not enjoy equal rights. In the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century, nationalism defeated religious distinctions. From France (1791) to Germany (1871), all Western European countries recognized Jewish citizenship, and Judaism also underwent changes. One of the changes was that prayers no longer included Contains demands for statehood in Palestine.

Of course, these changes were met with hostility by traditional Jews.

The anti-Semitism that began in the late 19th century incorporated "racist" elements on the basis of religion. Racism has also been around for quite some time (at least longer than Marxism), and although I don't agree with it, I believe there are certainly reasons for its emergence and relative prosperity. Regardless of whether the cause was reasonable or not, its result was the re-exile of Jews, from Russia, where anti-Semitism was most intense, to Western Europe, and from Western Europe to the Americas and other places. It was at this time that the establishment of a state in Palestine was proposed as one of the Jewish countermeasures.

I believe everyone knows what happened in the Jewish world in the twentieth century, because it is very related to "politics." When it comes to "the rape of history by politics," I disagree. What is history? History is yesterday’s reality, while politics is today’s reality. History is the original work, and "the rape of history by politics" is a re-creation. In fact, the biggest highlight in our history education process is that we basically ignore the influence of religion on politics. In fact, at least the connection between European history and Christianity is inextricably linked and inseparable.

For example, the European religious reform and the various wars in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries were basically closely related to this. It may be difficult to understand or even imagine among people who have been raised in communism. I learned from Jewish history: 1. Jewish persecution and exile are the mainstream; 2. Strong nations are usually confident, and confident nations are usually tolerant (of course, there are counterexamples to this now, and I don’t know how to explain it); 3. People who have beliefs and adhere to their beliefs should be respected (not necessarily respected), regardless of whether their beliefs are reasonable or not. As for anti-Semitism originating from Judas, Judas was also a disciple of Jesus, so how could he believe in Judaism?

The third is religious and economic reasons.

The Jews do not believe in Christ, but believe in Judaism. It was the Judaizers who betrayed Jesus back then, so Christians have an irresolvable historical hatred against the Jews. Children from Christian families are taught from an early age that Jews are the embodiment of evil.

Economically speaking, Jews always belong to the relatively wealthy class in various countries where they live. In fact, some people are indeed rich and unkind. In fact, many Jews are the same now, such as Soros, the financial tycoon who caused the financial crisis in Southeast Asia. , although extremely wealthy, has not paid a dime to the State of Israel, which was also established by the Jews. The Jews' wealth and incompetence caused widespread disgust among the people. Hitler encountered an economic crisis that year. Unable to resolve social conflicts, he targeted the Jews, providing a channel for all social problems to vent.

In fact, before him, other countries also hated the Jews, including the United Kingdom, which represented justice. In fact, before the outbreak of World War II, the United Kingdom coordinated with Germany and worked with the Zionists. Many German Jews were forcibly immigrated to the Palestinian ghetto. Later, the State of Israel was established in this place. That is why there is still no peace between Israel and Palestine. The root cause has existed since the 1930s. That place was originally an Arab place, but it was forced to be designated by the British in the name of the League of Nations. One piece for the Jews. Later, Germany also considered deporting all European Jews to Madagascar and letting them fend for themselves. Later, they found that they did not have so many resources, especially the ability to transport them, so they simply came up with a final solution, and then the real large-scale of killing Jews.

To put it bluntly, almost all European countries hate Jews, but Hitler was a fool and took action. Other countries discriminated but did not kill so much, so they seemed noble. This kind of religious hostility, just like the hostility between Christians and Muslims, is difficult for us Chinese to understand, because our Chinese religion has never been exclusive. No matter whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it is not a god. There have been disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, but at least in the eyes of the people they are all orthodox religions, and there is no life-or-death issue. But Christianity and Islam are not like this. They are both monotheistic. There is only one God. Those who believe in me are right. Those who do not believe in me are infidels. They are very incompatible. There are about 11 recorded Crusades in history, and many people died. Until the 18th century, the Turkish Empire even besieged Vienna. Many Arabs now say that the war between the United States and Iraq is actually a religious war. I’m sure not all of them are, at least some of the reasons are for oil, but it’s hard to say that religious factors don’t play a role in modern society.

Fourth are other reasons: 1. Before Hitler rose to power, he had suffered many losses from the Jews or suffered great humiliation from them. 2. Killing chickens to scare monkeys, imagine that I can kill even the smartest nation, and other nations will surrender. 3. Personal interests and fun.