What was more common in Nazi Germany: anti semitism or anti slavism?

Anti Semitism or Anti Slavism?

  • Anti Semitism was more common

    Votes: 29 72.5%
  • Anti Slavism was more common

    Votes: 2 5.0%
  • They were equally prevalent in Nazi Germany

    Votes: 6 15.0%
  • Impossible to say accurately

    Votes: 3 7.5%

  • Total voters
    40
  • Poll closed .

Wendigo

Banned
What was more common in Germany during Nazi rule Anti Semitism or Anti Slavism?

Which belief was more prevalent among the Nazi Party/Government the belief that Jews were world dominating parasites attempting to destroy the Aryan Race or that Slavs were subhuman animals meant only for extermination, enslavement and domination by their racially superior masters?
 
Nazi Germany had fairly good relations with Poland until 1939; it had a de facto alliance with the USSR in 1939-40; even after Barbarossa it had nominally independent Slavic client states like Croatia and Slovakia. There is absolutely no comparison to the *consistent* (though more violent at some times than at others) anti-Semitism.
 
I think with regards to this, it's kinda hard to say.

Historiographically speaking, English-language resources on Nazi Germany have tended to be heavily weighted towards emphasising Nazism's anti-Semitic nature, whilst Soviet historiography for instance notes its anti-Slavism.

Personally, I think that anti-Semitism was more common amongst the rank-and-file, as the hardcore anti-Slavists would've largely been either people living alongside Slavic populations (Germans in Poland, Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia etc.), and foreign policy/military elites and theorists. The fact that there were lots of parts of Germany with very few Slavs probably explains why anti-Semitism was more prevalent geographically. What was more important in Nazi ideology? Well you can't really say one or the other, to be honest. The destruction of both groups was deemed entirely necessary by the Nazis.
 
I would say that Anti Semitism was much larger before and in the beginning of the War. Later on Anti Slavism was equal if maybe not larger then Anti Semitism.
 
How widespread was antiziganist sentiment in Germany?
Anti-gypsy for monoglots.


I think that all the anti s existed, and it probably depended a lot on who you were and where you were. If you had experience with Jewish merchants/bankers/etc., and had a bad relation with them, you'd be more anti-semitic. If you lived somewhere where Poles were 'foreigners stealing our jobs' you'd be more anti-Polish. If you lived in the country where Gypsies came through you might believe all the stories about them and be anti-Gypsy.

To massively oversimplify, I'd guess that Jews were hated more by more people (having money, and therefore power), while Slavs more despised than hated (uncivilized barbarians), and Gypsies viewed much like criminals.

In other words, it's an 'apples to oranges' comparison, I think.
 
Nazis actively persecuted Jews with Krystal Nackt, seizing assets, slave labour camps and mechanized executions of huge numbers.
Meanwhile, Nazis only wanted to invade Slavic lands, slowly work them to death and seize all their assets.

In conclusion, Nazis planned to exterminate both "races" the only difference was slow extermination of Slavs.
 

Minty_Fresh

Banned
I think anti-Slavism was more prevalent among elites, stemming from the concept of Drang nacht Osten and the ancient antipathy held by Prussian Junkers towards Slavs.

However, anti-Semitism was all encompassing for Germans regardless of class, for many different reasons, and was a unifying force in the end. So I think clearly there was more anti-Semitism.

As far as the actual Nazi state goes, I'd say the Jews were far more hated simply because of the propaganda efforts against them. While Slavs and Jews weren't treated all that differently, and atrocities were carried out against both, there was far more anti-Semitic thought going around in the Nazi state before the War than anti-Slavic thought.
 
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