There was an article a few months ago in a more or less reputable source (okay, the USA Today of Russia, but whatever) that attempted to address the resurrection of fascist ideology in a country where such a resurrection is not only inappropriate, but downright rude. On a more universal scale, Nazism has been coming back for a while now, from the dreaded German resuscitation of the culture to the RaHoWa bullshit. So, why?
The man writing the article explained it: the generation that fought in World War II or that was affected by it is quickly beginning to, shall we say, expire. What was once forbidden because it was disrespectful to one's elders (and let's not even try to diminish the value of our elders. Western society does place an emphasis on appreciating them) is now blooming, because the elders are dead.
Of my own hypothesis, I'd like to offer this: Nazism is a great way to get attention. Kids who want to be publicly noticed can drape a swastika over their heads and get immediate press. Also, to these clueless little buggers, no current ideology seems to work as well as Nazism, and their grandparents are too dead to explain that Nazism is the one that doesn't work in the absolute. It's also worth nothing that kids tend to want a lot of storm und drung, which Nazism and fascism afford eagerly.
Lastly, the taboo factor remains, but that's what makes the ideology all the more exciting. Last night, I talked to a guy who was convinced that they were still having pogroms in Eastern Europe (the story of a man shooting up a synagogue notwithstanding, it's been pretty peaceful), because his parents told him so. He also noted that he hates Germans for the Holocaust, again due to parental influence. Is it fair to blame the son for the sins of his father? If so, why are we surprised that Nazism is getting popular again? If hatred is based on sixty-year-old vendettas (now, granted, some have lasted much longer, but once the principal actors die out, it's just as silly), do we have the right to be astounded when both sides cement their stances?
The Holocaust was a terrible tragedy, a five-year universal failure of all the world, but instead of learning from it such lessons as the dangers of nationalism and the incredible power of loathing, we take arms and sides. Very few people remain on this earth against whom we can "justifiably" wage war. In ten or fifteen years, I guarantee you that every soldier who ever participated in the genocide will be dead, but vendettas, historically, have a large half-life. If we start using ancestry as a basis for perpetuating this grudge, we'll never stop this uninformed Mobius strip.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should always hate people for their own accomplishments, their idiosyncrasies, their lunacies, and never for those of their forefathers.
This is exactly how history repeats its self; we forget history
Blaming innocent people for what they're not responsible for and remembering history are two different things.
The statemet i made just means: Usually the reason why events of history which shouldnt be repeated, repeats its self is because we as people forget the reason why it shouldnt happen either by experience or loss of facts. In turn, We have a tendency to repeat the mistake because we havnt experienced the turmoil that the mistake produces.
The statement is abstract because it encourages your own interpretation. Just think of it like a quote. I agree with the article. We should learn from the mistakes in history instead of just avoiding them. You only avoid the mistake if you know the causes of the mistake and then by not repeating those symptoms and being aware of its development you know how to avoid.
thats the only benifit you can get from this part of history; to learn not to repeat the same patterns again. These kids don't realize the horror of it. They may know of it but they have not experienced it or have been affected by it. This makes it easier to make the same mistake. Then try to deny the harm it can do.