In Daniel Jonah Goldhagan’s article, “A German Lesson: the Fallacy of One True Path,” Goldhagan makes an analogy between the pope’s way of thinking and the state of Germany before WWII. He makes this comparison so he can draw a parallel between the pope’s and Nazi Germany’s narrow-mindedness in regards to having one group of people dominate over all other groups. Before the war, Hitler’s idea was to elevate the Aryans to the highest and most superior race on earth. In order to do this, he and the Nazis had to exterminate all other races that stood in their way, no matter what the cost. Likewise, the pope regards Catholicism as the best religion in the world, and he “denigrates other religions as not being true religions or paths to salvation.” In addition, the pope’s mindset and the state of Germany pre-war are connected since both worked hand in hand in developing a very anti-Semitic society. Contrary to popular belief, the catholic church “supported the Nazis’ and fascists’ anti-Semitic race laws. … With regard to Jews, the church was not a fundamental antidote to the problem, but part of it.” It seems that the pope and the Nazis have more in common than most people think!
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ReplyDeleteHey Cameron, I'm in your blog group! You did a really good job of pointing out the similarity between the pope and the Nazis' mindsets of dominance. The quotes that you pulled out really help to support your statements. However, I think the one small problem you have is that you didn't state the PURPOSE for Goldhagen to draw the analogy.
ReplyDeleteI think you did very well and you pretty much stated the purpose but didn't clearly say what it was but the quotes that you provided were very helpful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input guys. I guess what I was trying to say was that Goldhagen's purpose was to persuade people that the pope and the Nazis are more similar than most people think, considering they both believe that having one dominant group is much better than having a bunch of smaller, equal groups.
ReplyDeleteI actually got what you thought the purpose was from your original response. I think that you did a good job with using support from the actual article itself and with a visual aid. Overall, nice work and I must say that I agree with your position.
ReplyDeleteI think the way you start off is really strong. You immediately tell why you think Goldhagen makes his analogy, and how he makes the analogy. I think your closing argument, however, doesn't exactly match up with your opening argument.
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