Friedrich Kellner was an ordinary working class German citizen living in Nazi Germany. His diary which he wrote in to express his hate for Nazism was recently published in Berlin.
The scars of the Holocaust serve as a permanent reminder of the consequences that result from political extremism. Kellner's diary vividly captures those dark times living in Nazi Germany. As Canadians of today we are so lucky to have been born in a country that greatly supports and promotes all forms of multiculturalism.
Imagine living in a country where suddenly its government declares you and others like you inferior to all other beings. They intentionally seek to find 'efficient' ways to make your life miserable. The hardships that you will endure start off as a small portion foreshadowing the much greater horrors that lie ahead. Laws are invented to discriminate you from the rest of society and to encourage labelling you as an unwanted minority group. Former friends and co-workers refuse to associate themselves with you. Shop keepers and restaurant owners put out signs telling you they no longer serve your 'kind.' High taxes are imposed on only you and everyone else who shares your religious beliefs.
And despite all the communal neglect and ridicule, you will yourself to hold onto to this inconcievable hope that someday things will change for the better, that tomorrow will be better than is today. Regrettably, conditions of living in such a society will only get worse over the next decade.
This is why this is news worth knowing. While we lean back in our chairs, sipping on our morning coffee reading the newspaper and experiencing all the wonderful freedoms we enjoy today, we come across this article and are reminded of a time when the world went mad.
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