Quote Originally Posted by BcRaven View Post
While I'm not disputing your post here, every step the 3rd Reich took was another step down the slippery slope to Hell. The German people looked the other way, and allowed it to fall into what it ultimately became. OR are you saying if they (German people) would have known, they would have done something about it? ... Bc
P.S. - I think those savage bastards called it "the final solution."
I am not forgiving the German people as a whole. Antisemitism was rampant but much of it was fueled by propaganda poster, radio programs, etc.

When I hear people say "they knew", I break it down this way ....

They = the average German citizen

Knew = The Final Solution (thanks for the correction)

So no, they were not aware of what was going on. To them, the Jews were being deported at first. Over time, the stories would come out that Jews were being killed but even then they were dismissed as random acts of violence by soldiers. It wasn't until Himler gave a speech in the summer 1943 that the final solution meant the extermination of all Jews. But by then, it was WAY too late. The Reich was desperate and killing anyone and everyone that was remotely resisting.

Once everyone found out about it, it was far too late for a citizen uprising.