Human Rigts: White Rose and M.
The act of passive resistance can be, if properly managed, just about as effective as war in creating change in the world. By acting in a civil manner in a sometimes uncivilized world, it can be argued that the change which takes place is much more profound then that created by war. However, for a passive restive movement to be effective, it takes more then a great leader or cause, it takes a culture that is willing to hear it. In 1941 Juegen Wittenstein, along with Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Inge Scholl, Christoph Probst, Kurt Huber, Alexander Schmorell, and Willi Graf formed the anti-Nazi group "White Rose". In June of 1942, Wittenstein, along with three of his friends, was called up as a medic during "Operation Barbarossa". While on duty Wittenstein and his friends witnessed Jews being murdered by the Schutz Staffeinel (SS) in Poland and the Soviet Union. When Wittenstein returned to Germany in October of 1942, he and "White Rose" began publishing leaflets about what he had seen while on duty. The leaflets were at first sent anonymously to people all over Germany. Taking addresses from telephone directories, they tended to concentrate on mailing t
The difference between the struggles of King and those of "White Rose" is the sense of pride which resulted from King's cause. The Nazi were such an overpowering and dominant force in the lives of Germans that they were not in a position to be inspired. As far as Germans were concerned, the Nazis were in power, period, and to say otherwise would result in death. Thankfully, such a punishment was less likely in the U.S., at least from the government, lets not forgets our friends the KKK. But the point is, King was effective because he was granted the freedom to protest. This was not the case in Germany. So, along with great leaders, and noble cause and determination. It is highly important to have a social structure which will allow the people to hear the message and take a stand. The group also began painting anti-Nazi slogans on the sides of houses. This included "Down With Hitler", "Hitler Mass Murder", and "Freedom". They also painted crossed out swastikas. In the later 1960s, the targets of King's activism were less often the legal and political obstacles to the exercise of civil rights by blacks, and more often the underlying poverty, unemployment, lack of education, and blocked avenues of economic opportunity confronting black Americans. Despite increasing militancy in the movement for black
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