An Alternative to Nazism
An Alternative to Nazism
By Punkerslut
Introduction
When speaking of Nazism, and the ranks that have existed under
the ideas of anti-Semitism, one typically also includes others,
such as the Ku Klux Klan, White Pride militants, the
"Creativity" Movement, among other groups that are of a
nationalist and racialist opinion. When I speak of Nazism, I am
referring to those who have a particular anti-Semitism and have
organized themselves into this movement. While the original
National Socialist Party by Adolf Hitler has been expunged by a
coalition of Allied forces, the ideas that formed the basis of
this party still exist today. Today, the anti-Semite and Nazi
thoughts, converting new individuals and dissipating from older
generations, have been organized into various parties. They can
be found in different chapters throughout different cities, the
various collectives of individuals who hope, either through
propaganda or protest, to convince the rest of the white
population that they are oppressed. In this piece, I am going to
offer an alternative to Nazi ideology. By this, I mean I am
going to justify an opposing theory, one of tolerance, rather
than one of intolerance and persecution.
The Essence of Nazism
"The Jewish youth lies in wait for hours on end spying on the
unsuspicious German girl he plans to seduce. He wants to
contaminate her blood and remove her from the bosom of her own
people. The Jew hates the white race and wants to lower its
cultural level so that the Jews might dominate."
-- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1925)
The essence of Nazism is to befriend another by the color of
their skin, to ostracize another because of the parents that
brought them into the world; it is make allies and enemies on
account of the one aspect of their life they could not control,
who their parents were. The only part of life a man or woman
cannot alter or change is whom their parents are, what racial
background they are descended from. They may be born into the
slums of poverty, the thresholds of political oppression, the
bitter and unjust yolk of slavery. Yes, they may be born into
some other things they cannot control, but they are still given
a chance to overthrow even the most difficult obstacles; yet, as
to their race, nothing they can do will change it. Asside from a
man's race, how they feel about it is also what anti-Semites and
Nazis will judge. A white man who befriends black or asian men
and women will be called a "race traitor." Upon these two traits
of character come the method of judgment: race and sentiments on
the importance of race.
As to a man's intelligence, his wit, his strength, his courage,
his boldness, interest in goodness and appeal to justice, Nazism
offers no desire. Furthermore, it has made the statement that
all good qualities can be found in the Aryan race, the white
race, the "pure" race. Those desirable characteristics that have
intrinsic value, the search for goodness and thoughtfulness,
Nazism claims that they can be only be found within those of the
Aryan race. The debased qualities, cruelty, malice, ignorance,
apathy, nihilism, greed, those qualities we find in those we
hate and in those who have done us wrong, Nazism has applied
them to those of a different race. Those of the Jewish
ethnicity, it has called them the destroyer of culture, the
conspirator against equity, the enemy of the good, common
people. Those who have descended from the African race have been
called bruttish, ignorant, violators of women, and holding an
indecent disrespect for all that is sacred. Of those whose race
developed and grew in Asia, they have been called the deceivers,
thieves to the good spirit of Democracy, culprits against the
strength of the people. There is no doubt that these are
despisable attributes; no good person will have these qualities,
but will deplore them. The tenets of Nazism agree, but they have
gone one step further, in accusing the non-white races of
holding these attributes. The genetic characteristics are
indicative of moral and personal qualities, so they have
advanced.
The races of the world, as diverse as they are, representing a
variety of cultures and ideas, have been targeted by the
soldiers of Nazism. They have been called the ones responsible
for the problems of the world. So, it is that the duty of every
Nazi has been to convince the world that it is only right to
fight the other races.
"The whole organization of education, and training which the
People's State is to build up must take as its crowning task the
work of instilling into the hearts and brains of the youth
entrusted to it the racial instinct and understanding of the
racial idea. No boy or girl must leave school without having
attained a clear insight into the meaning of racial purity and
the importance of maintaining the racial blood unadulterated.
Thus the first indispensable condition for the preservation of
our race will have been established and thus the future cultural
progress of our people will be assured."
-- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1925)
Does the Evidence Exist?
Can the claims that have been applied by Nazi ideology be
confirmed? Of the Jewish race -- are they a particularly cruel
and bitter people? I can find no evidence that supports this
conclusion, and as my experience in the world grows, I am
constantly observing otherwise. Baruch Spinoza, Sigmund Freud,
Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka, all writers, philosophers,
psychologists, scientists, were also all Jewish, either
ethnically or culturally or religiously. I certainly cannot say
that I agree with all the words spoken or written by these
individuals, I understand that Spinoza genuinely sought out the
truth, that Freud applied a new and innovating method of
psychology, that Einstein's theories revolutionized physics, and
that Kafka's contribution to literature was considerable. I have
yet to discover a single source that attributed these figures
with being merciless or thoughtless, and none either that would
attribute them with these characteristics because of their
ethnicity.
Of the African race -- are the White Supremacists justified in
asserting that they are a barbaric and unrefined manner? In all
my experience and observation, I have found that good qualities
and bad qualities never develop out of one's racial background.
In my travels across the United States, I have found depravity
and cruelty in those of every descent, and I have found eternal
comradery and brotherhood with people of every skin color. A
strong sense of family and security existed among these friends
of mine, and I felt safe among them, whatever race they happened
to be. Whatever the differences we have, of culture or
preference or background, I come nothing short of being
confirmed that kinship is an emotion that knows no race. At
times like those, I wondered how a Nazi could have developed
their ideology. And the answer comes to me. It was from
propaganda, from another person's writing, not from actual
observation, but from another person, whose observation was
either limited or non-existant. So it would be, that a man can
find goodness, and cruelty, in every race, had he employed the
philosophy of observation. Lewis Latimer, W.E.B. Dubois, Roland
Hayes, and Dr. Charles Richard Drew are all African in descent,
but have contributed towards society in remarkable ways. Latimer
pioneered the electrical and lightbulb industry, working with
Edison. W.E.B. Dubois was a scholar and a visionary. Roland
Hayes was a composer and an artist to life. Dr. Charles Richard
Drew offered the knowledge of blood preservation and
tranfusions, his work saving hundreds of millions of lives. In
my understanding of the character of these men, I have found
nothing to persuade me that they were of a corrupt or degenerate
nature, nothing to convince me that they were particularly
brutal or thoughtless.
Those who have descended from the Asian peoples -- is it
justified that the National Socialist Party opposed them, their
culture, and their rights and liberty? The Nazi followers have
argued that the races coming from the continent of Asia are
greedy, brutal, and hold no consideration for others. Those with
racialist attitudes will hold distrust and animosity towards
others based on their appearance, and so it is, that the Nazi
movement has made an enemy out of the world's peoples. As I
explained before, the attitudes a Nazi develops towards these
other races is because of propaganda, because social attitudes
that he was imbedded with. But to these claims, are they just?
Was Lao Tzu thoughtless, careless with his observations,
merciless? What of Sidartha Gautama or Confucius? It was the
imperative of all of these philosophers to develop a method of
society and living that would minimize suffering, not only of
humans, but of all life. With millions of followers for every
one of these philosophies, it can hardly be argued that these
people are of a debased, inhumane nature. But then again, the
fact that there are millions to serve in murder and execution
squads, during the revolutions and counter-revolutions across
Asia, the various religious wars between the different groups --
it proves just what I have asserted: that good and bad qualities
can be found in all, despite racial background. One's parents do
not determine the moral qualities of the offspring. Experience,
observation, and demonstration prove that beyond a doubt.
I contend this... That no civilization was brought to rubble
because of the loss of a "pure race," that no person is of a
heartless or mindless character because of their ethnic
background; the love of a person does not change because of the
color of their skin, the pain and misery of an individual are
not less or more because of heritage -- a treacher, brutal act
is not pardoned or explained by the criminal's background; a
beautiful, merciful act is not less poetic or less sincere
because of the one reason that Nazis have applied. Every person
is different in all sorts of ways, but physical appearance does
not determine the moral sentiments, the mental strength, the
kindness or villany of a person -- only actions do.
An Alternative
There is never a vice so destructive, that alternatives can't
be found -- no act so merciless, that a change of heart and
ammends are impossible. To Nazism, I state that the alternative
exists. To those who have sided with the Nazi regime, the White
Power and White Pride movement, the Ku Klux Klan, those who have
emboddied Racist ideals, I offer them an alternative: to throw
off the shackles of cultural prejudice and discrimination, and
to adhere to justice, goodness, and charity among all living
people. To walk with the knowledge that it is an act of duty to
liberate the oppressed, not to walk with the lie that the white
race is superior. To understand, inspire, hope, with a passion
for improving the lives of all people. To allievate poverty, to
end misery, to fight hunger, to do all that can be done to help
the lives of all people, no matter what skin color they have.
The Anti-War sentiment, to live with the wisdom that killing
people and destorying cities is but the epitome of barbarism. To
believe that war is wrong is to affirm the very basic tenet of
Humanitarianism: that to live by rapine and mayhem, to make your
living off the pain and misery of others, is but the greatest
injustice.
The Anarchist position... To understand and act, so that
everyone's personal liberty is respected, that everyone is
granted their right to opinion, through speech and thought. To
hold that all political decision-making ability belongs to the
people and the people alone, that military suppression of the
population is a violation of truth and justice -- that is
Anarchism.
Among all the alternatives that one could pose to the ideology
of Nazism, there is one that stands out among the rest... To
stand with the strength, the boldness, the courage, and oppose
all forms of Racism and Sexism. To affirm to yourself that no
man is made better or worse by his race, that no person should
be denied freedom or rights because of their gender, and to
stand by this and fight for it is a sign of goodness in
character, an personal omen of genuine affection for the
condition of mankind. The alternatives exist and I have
presented them. To those who hold a grudge against the races of
the planet, they must now show that they are strong enough to
change.
"No League of Nations, or of individuals, can avail, without a
change of heart. Reformers of all classes must recognize that it
is useless to preach peace by itself, or socialism by itself, or
anti-vivisection by itself, or vegetarianism by itself, or
kindness to animals by itself. The cause of each and all of the
evils that afflict the world is the same the general lack of
humanity, the lack of the knowledge that all sentient life is
akin, and that he who injures a fellow-being is in fact doing
injury to himself. The prospects of a happier society are
wrapped up in this despised and neglected truth, the very
statement of which, at the present time, must (I well know)
appear ridiculous to the accepted instructors of the people."
-- Henry Stephens-Shakespeare Salt, The Savour of Salt: A Henry
Salt Anthology
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