Not many people know this,

but sometimes I write my thoughts down in a matter that is referred to as "poetry."

"Superficial minds live off of ingenious lies.
I refuse to abolish ones faults in order to penetrate their qualities.
My fear of loneliness is blanketed by a feeling of reality,
Because everlasting is as good as non-existent."

AND

"The halt has seized, the emotions let loose.
For so long, the deception of ones own was the answer.
My ability to overtake reality and conjure it into a dream is successful until I choose to let go.
Does this make me a powerful man, or do my insecurities shine through this translucent life, reflecting the true cowardliness and fear behind my actions?"

Take it easy on the critiquing please :)

Exile or Mercy for Old Nazi Guards

To prosecute the guards now would be completely absurd. I do not, in any way, condone the violence that occurred during World War II and the Holocaust, and like most, I find it overwhelmingly unethical and repulsive. That being said, I do not believe that these elderly men, who were once forced into a compromising decision, that being death, or joining the Nazi regime, be prosecuted.

On September 14, 1940, the United States passed the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. What this draft did is require any male between the ages of twenty one, and thirty to register with local draft boards. Draftees were selected through a lottery. If you were one of the many soldiers whose name had been drafted, you were faced with two choices, to enter the military, or to serve time in jail. The connection I am trying to make is this; many soldiers joined the military during these times not because of interest in defending their country, but in fear of serving time in jail. The men being spoken of in the article were in the same unpleasant situation, except theirs was a little worse. The consequence of not joining the Nazi regime was not jail time, but death. I whole heartedly believe that they did not take up these jobs because they were interested in extinguishing the Jewish community, but they did this to spare their own lives.

You may bring up the issue of, “Well, if they knew what was happening is wrong, then why did they not speak up?” I think the answer goes back to what I mentioned earlier; the fear of their own lives being taken away. We need to understand that during the WWII era, Democracy was not instilled in Germany, and freedom of speech was not valued. This means, those who decided to courageously revolt what the German government was doing at the time, were likely to be killed.

Another thing that confuses me is this; why wait over sixty years to exile these Nazi guards? We can agree that thinking of the Holocaust now, and thinking of the Holocaust thirty years ago, brings back the same feeling of disgust, can we not? Then why did they not prosecute these men thirty, forty, or fifty years ago? I believe that the government has only one reason for going after these men now. To create a better image of ourselves.

Winston Churchill

On May 10, 1940 Sir Winston Churchill became United Kingdom Prime Minister. Three days later, he gave his first, and arguably his most famous speech; “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.”

An excerpt that stands out to me is, “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terrors - Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”

Just like Hitler used the power of his words to gain his nations support, Winston Churchill does the same. During his first speech, he makes his dedication to their country clear. In it, he tries to accumulate a whole nations support to stop, “a monstrous tyranny never surpasses in the dark and lamentable catalog of human crime.” In this speech, Churchill condones the violence that is yet to happen by saying without it, there would be no appreciation for what you have. It goes back to several basic questions.

What’s love without hate?
What good is your heart, if it doesn’t break?
What is victory without a fight?

The answer is nothing. In order to respectfully conceive what you have, you need to experience the polar opposite of it. That to me is the message underlying this particular speech.

The genius of the crowd

There is enough treachery, hatred, violence and absurdity in the average
human being to supply any given army on any given day

and the best at murder are those who preach against it
and the best at hate are those who preach love
and the best at war finally are those who preach peace

those who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not have love

beware the preachers
beware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of it
beware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
beware those who seek constant crowds for
they are nothing alone
beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average
seeks average

but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
to kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world
not being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate you
and their hatred will be perfect

like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock

their finest art

-Charles Bukowski

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