Rights and Responsibilities of the German people
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
: the state of being the person who caused something to happen
: a duty or task that you are required or expected to do
: something that you should do because it is morally right, legally required, etc.
What is responsibility? Responsibility is an obligation to do the right thing because it is morally right. During the time when the Nuremberg Laws were passed, Hitler and the Nazis were 'responsible' for the deaths of millions of people. But what about the responsibilities of the everyday German citizen? No one said anything and everyone went along with it because that's what everyone was doing. This is known as the bystander effect. Not only were German citizens bystanders but nations around the world turned their backs and decided not to help those in need. Don't get me wrong, there were those who helped the Jews and were responsible in a positive way, but for the most part people were cruel and took advantage of Jewish people's rights. Today there are laws that institute rights for everyone no matter who you are but back then these rights were not available.
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
: the state of being the person who caused something to happen
: a duty or task that you are required or expected to do
: something that you should do because it is morally right, legally required, etc.
What is responsibility? Responsibility is an obligation to do the right thing because it is morally right. During the time when the Nuremberg Laws were passed, Hitler and the Nazis were 'responsible' for the deaths of millions of people. But what about the responsibilities of the everyday German citizen? No one said anything and everyone went along with it because that's what everyone was doing. This is known as the bystander effect. Not only were German citizens bystanders but nations around the world turned their backs and decided not to help those in need. Don't get me wrong, there were those who helped the Jews and were responsible in a positive way, but for the most part people were cruel and took advantage of Jewish people's rights. Today there are laws that institute rights for everyone no matter who you are but back then these rights were not available.