This twisted version of the Swastika, created by Hitler himself, “became associated with the idea of a racially ‘pure’ state. By the time the Nazis gained control of Germany, the connotations of the swastika had forever changed.” For those that did not fit into the category of being racially “pure,” or were not included in the development of the “Aryan race,” it became a symbol of fear …show more content…
2) The status of subject of the state is acquired in accordance with the provisions of the Reich…
Article 2
1) A Reich citizen is a subject of the state who is of German or related blood, and proves by his conduct that he is willing and fit to faithfully serve the German people and Reich.
2) Reich citizenship is acquired through the granting of a Reich citizenship certificate. 3) The Reich citizen is the sole bearer of full political rights in accordance with the law.
In the continuation of the law in the Section II of the Nuremburg laws, it states:
Article 1
1) Marriages between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood are forbidden. Marriages nevertheless concluded are invalid, even if concluded abroad to circumvent this law. 2) Annulment proceedings can be initiated only by the state prosecutor.
In clarification of the above section two in Article one, even of an individual of Jewish decent and a deemed German Aryan were to be married outside of Germany, upon returning their marriage would not be recognized and would become invalid. The extent of this law was due to individuals who were attempting to sneak around the pogroms of anti Jewish and Aryan mixed marriages. Section II …show more content…
Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases. Dehumanization overcomes the normal human revulsion against murder. At this stage, hate propaganda in print and on hate radios is used to vilify the victim group.” This step is one of the most prominently seen in the widespread propaganda created by the Nazi regime. There are several accounts of Nazi wording describing Jews as vermin, rats, and other unkindly rodents. This was accomplished through newspapers, posters, as well as radio broadcasts throughout