Intro

         People, no matter how ordinary or extraordinary they are, no matter how perfect they seem, they can be capable of terrible, unthinkable things that wouldn't seem possible for an average joe to commit. Of course through modern psychology and counseling, we can root out and find the source of the modern person's standard psychological issues. However, the answers aren’t as easy to find when we start trying to figure out why people would commit genocide. This is a complex question as there are many variables that might cause one to commit such an act, and to convince others to join them. Genocide is also very illogical as it heavily goes against evolution and preservation of life.  We humans are interesting creatures; we will do terrible things to each other and then try to justify them by dehumanizing or discrediting the other party. What is even more puzzling is that it isn’t always the super evil overlord that is doing these terrible acts, sure he instigates and manages tem, but he isn’t alone. In situations like this, normal, everyday people like you and me are very capable of committing these acts, what is even more remarkable is that we are able to hide the true gravity of what we do from others and even ourselves.

   This subject is relevant to WW 2 and the holocaust not only because these events are directly linked, but because in order to further our understanding of human behavior, we need to look into the past and examined what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it from happening again.