One of the most important rights to any human being is freedom, the ability to choose what one wants to do, when to do it, and how they do it (of course with in reason). When a government or leader takes away this right, the people have a responsibility to get their freedom back no matter what the actions must be. According to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.
This document states that it is with in the basic human rights to be free in their own country. When a leader takes away this right from the people, they must get it back. In many cases, the population tried non-violent rebellions and revolts, but they are to no avail. Over time, once can see that there have been many relentless corrupt leaders, and the only way to bring back freedom is through assassination.
Another crucial aspect to any human life is happiness. In order for a person to function, it is necessary to be happy, and get enjoyment from any number of either activities or routines. When happiness is taken away from a life, automatically there is the feeling of day-to-day dread which no person should live with. In a published blog article called “What Makes a good Government”, it states:
[The government] should ensure that the law does not hinder anyone in their pursuit of said happiness
It is the job of a leader to make sure that the life of the population is as peasant and safe as possible. When the government does not fulfill this duty, the people have the right to act on it, and talk matters into their own hands.
Lastly, it is the job of the government and leader make sure that the population is safe and stable. When the people are not safe, there is a sense of constant fear with in the population. With this fear comes economic depreciation, and unhappiness in the public. According to the definition of a government found in the Webster Dictionary:
A government that works to protect its citizens by promoting safer and healthier workplaces, a living wage, and accountability.
In order to have a good, successful government, there must be security and safety for the people. With out this, the population has the right to do what ever they need to do in order to survive and stay safe, even if the threat is from a leader.
When Hitler was in power, at least half of the population of Germany and Eastern Europe were not free and lived under immense oppression. People did not have the right to vote, along with many other basic privileges. The Nazi regime abolished the rights of the Jews and other minorities, treating them like animals. In an article called “History of the Holocaust” in the Jewish Virtual library, it says:
The government, under the pretense of controlling the Communists, abolished individual rights and protections: freedom of the press, assembly, and expression were nullified, as well as the right to privacy. When the elections were held on March 5, the Nazis received nearly 44 percent of the vote, and with 8 percent offered by the Conservatives, won a majority in the government.
People were no longer allowed to wear certain clothes, walk around at specific hours of the day, and even buy specific brands of clothes. All freedoms were ripped away from much of the population, proving that Hitler and the Nazi’s were horrible leaders. Any leader and government that take away freedom and rights from the people do not deserve to have power. The only way that it would end was by possible assassination of Hitler.
When Hitler came to power, all happiness was lost with in the population, and replaced with sadness and dread. People no longer looked forward to many, once thought to be joyful, aspects of life. Instead, in an article analyzing the emotional and psychological impact of the holocaust on survivors and children, happiness was replaced with:
Isolation, denial, horror, guilt, sadness, anger at the world.
Every possible negative emotion can and is directly related to those of the people who lived in the holocaust and Hitler’s regime. This shows that the Nazi rule was detrimental to the people, and therefore only worsened the government leading to the peoples need for a better world. A good leader and government do not take away the happiness of the people, and this only lead to the need for the end of the regime and Hitler’s assassination.
Lastly, when Hitler came to power, millions of innocent civilians were killed because of their religion, beliefs, and even natural personality traits. All safety was taken away from the people, and if anyone tried to go against his new rules, they would be killed. In an analysis of the Holocaust written up by Wikipedia, it says:
the total number of civilians murdered by the Nazis is between 10 million and 11 million (around 5.7 million Jews[9] and an equal number of non-Jews)
Hitler’s regime did the opposite of what a good government is supposed to do by killing millions of the innocent population.
