The tribunal here and your American newspapers talk so much about our sharp Nazi methods, but do you realize that within the past year, since the defeat of Germany, 1 million Germans have been evicted from what was originally German territory and which has now been given to Poland? No League of Nations or other body intervened.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that Allies media focuses on German methods while ignoring similar actions taken against Germans by other nations after the war.
- In plain terms
- Critics highlight German faults but ignore similar wrongs done to Germans.
- What can you take from it?
- Hypocrisy in international criticism often ignores reciprocal actions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do media outlets choose which atrocities to highlight?
- Does pointing out others' faults justify one's own actions?
Another view
The quote relies on a specific count of evictions without providing verifiable sources.
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