Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Pope and the Nazis!
In his article "A German Lesson: The Fallacy of One True Path," Goldhagen draws a comparison between Pope Benedict's way of thinking and the state of Germany before WWII to show the pope's and the Nazi's narrow-mindedness. Under the belief that Jews and other races were unimportant and lowly, Hitler and his followers engaged in " all-consuming racism, brutal conquest of other peoples and mass murder" in order to establish their supremacy. Similar to the Nazi's belief that they were superior to all, Pope Benedict believed that the Catholic Church was superior to all other denominations and religions. Although he did not resort to drastic measures like Hitler, Benedict called for a " world imperial church " and " [denigrated] other religions as not being true religions or paths to salvation ." I believe that Goldhagen highlights on these two groups of people to show that thinking you are the supreme over everyone else and trying to establish your religion or race as the "best," does not solve any problems. Instead, it creates bigger problems, leading to less peace and resolution in the world.
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great job referring to the text in order to elaborate on why Goldenhagen made the analogy between the Pope and Hitler. i would refrain from using 2nd person, just because it would sound more polished and professional
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the way you were able to incorporate quotes from the text into your discussion. I think that such references lend your post an air of intelligence and credibility. However, I think that you may be reaching a point where your reliance on quotes is mildly excessive. Do not be afraid to use your own words and interpretations more often. On the whole, this is a solid response to the prompt. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteGood work in pulling exact quotes from the article in this post. It provides concrete evidence to your points and opinions. You make a good point in mentioning the superiority complex of both of the men. Just remember to make sure to put your opinion into the post at some point. :)
ReplyDeleteYour first post did a great job in incorporating quotation from the text and in tying the examples back to the question. Comparing your first post to the last post, you certainly did make drastic improvements in tightening your points and in adding more insightful commentary. Good job!
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