Thursday, January 13, 2011

Otto Hauptmann's Vote


Otto Hauptmann works in a factory in Berlin.  His trade union has worked for better living conditions and a higher salary but he blames their lack of success on the 1923 inflation and the current depression.  He worries that he and his fellow workers are going to be fired due to the forced cut back production. He believes that some one who understands the working conditions should manage the governments and factories.

            Due to those reason he would probably vote for the Social Democratic Party. This is perfect because…

1.     They create more jobs if he is cut he can get into another job.
2.     They will provide unemployment compensation for up to 6 months. This is also good so he can still fend for his family.
3.     They will cut government spending and lower taxes.
4.     They also believe in free speech.

Monday, January 10, 2011

"Anger and Humiliation" and the "Voices in the Dark"

Anger and Humiliation

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party had a program that was anti-semitic and was intolerant to foreigners entering their country(Germany). Two of the most unfair aspects of this program in my opinion are:

  1.  German blood is the requirement for a German Citizenship and no Jew can be a member of the nation.
  2. Non-Germans can live in Germany as foreigners and are subject to law of "aliens".
 I think they are unfair because they are blaming Jews for their mistakes and are creating separate laws for immigrants. They probably made it so as to make Germans higher than everybody else in all spheres . This law would justify Jews get thrown into concentration camps and foreigners being treated like mud. The Germans are also  to blame for their weakening economy since they could have positively used all their efforts to build their own country instead of concentrating on destroying others.

 Voices in the Dark

I wouldn't have said anything because my efforts would be futile against a bunch of  bulky evil people. But I t I would get angry and call for help from others nearby and gather a few others to stand against the racists if I can . A few  members of my family in the West do get checked twice or thrice as much as the others because of our nationality and race, but other wise our family is doing fine.