Short memory? Reminder of
history lessons - Segregation. In a time when
people segregation is introduced in Canada,
and globally, let's remember history lessons.
Are you affected recently by Trudeau's new
restrictions and requirements? Regardless if
you are affected or not, read below. It might
give you an idea what else we may expect from
this government.
Der
Ahnenpaß and other German segregation laws
The
Ahnenpaß (literally, "ancestor pass")
documented the Aryan lineage of people "of
German blood" in Nazi Germany. It was one of the
forms of the Aryan certificate (Ariernachweis)
and issued by the "Reich Association of Marriage
Registrars in Germany" (Reichsverband der
Standesbeamten in Deutschland e. V.). The
Nazis often requested Ahnenpasses as proof of
eligibility for certain professions or to
allow access to museums, public buildings,
theatres, schools and workplace, board a
train.
Der
Ahnenpaß - Aryan certificate
 
One important law, issued on 7 April 1933 (after
the Nazi assumption of power) was called the Law
for the Restoration of the Professional Civil
Service, and it required all public
servants to be of Aryan descent. The law,
however, did not define the term "Aryan" and a
subsequent regulation was issued on 11 April as
the first legal attempt by the Nazi government
to define who was, and who was not. Germans
aspiring for the document had to prove they were
of Aryan descent.
The Ahnenpass could be issued to citizens of
other countries if they were of "German blood".
The Nazi ideology limited the category Aryan to
certain subgroups, while excluding Slavs as
non-Aryan. The many Poles, Czechs and
others of German descent in other countries were
known as Volksdeutsche, and Aryan. Poles and
Czechs not of German descent, and other Slavs,
were not considered Aryans by Nazi Germany.
The implementing decree followed the pre-Nazi
trend found in the Aryan Paragraph and read in
pertinent part that:
Those are not Aryans who descend
from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents
or grandparents. It is sufficient (grounds
for exclusion) for one parent or grandparent
to be non-Aryan. This is particularly
assumable if a parent or grandparent adhered
to the Jewish religion.
The applicable fields
were later enlarged under different laws to
include lawyers, teachers, and medical
doctors, and required a proven Aryan lineage
even to attend high school or get married.
Usually, the lineage was
investigated two generations back.
Holding an Ahnenpass was
not on record; the document was shown whenever
proof of Aryan descent was required. Among other documents,
the Aryan certificate is still recognised
today by German authorities as proof of
nationality, since it contains officially
certified birth and marriage data, which are
deemed to be a substitute for corresponding
original documents.
The German Laws had a
crippling economic and social impact on the
non-Aryan community. Persons convicted of
violating the laws were imprisoned, and upon
completing their sentences were re-arrested by
the Gestapo and sent to Nazi concentration
camps.
The Reich Citizenship Law declared that only
those of German or related blood were eligible
to be Reich citizens; the remainder were
classed as state subjects, without citizenship
rights.
The wording in the Citizenship Law that a
person must prove "by his conduct that he is
willing and fit to faithfully serve the German
people and Reich" meant that political
opponents could also be stripped of their
German citizenship. This law was effectively a
means of stripping no-Aryans, and other
"undesirables" of their legal rights, and
their citizenship.
Aryans gradually stopped socialising with
no-Aryans or using services of non-Aryans,
many of which closed due to lack of customers.
As non-Aryans were no longer permitted to work
in the civil service or government-regulated
professions such as medicine and education,
many middle class business owners and
professionals were forced to take menial
employment.
Shortly after being
elected into power, the Nazis set about
radicalising the infrastructure of government
to suit their needs.
Gleichschaltung (Co-ordination) was the
process of the Nazi Party taking control over
or reforming all aspects of government in
Germany. It is otherwise known as coordination
or Nazification.
One of the first institutions to be targeted
for reform was the Civil Service. On 7 April
1933, the Nazis passed the
Act for the Restoration of the Professional
Civil Service, legalising the removal of
anyone of non-Aryan descent from the civil
service. Amongst other things, this act
removed any judges that were deemed
non-compliant with Nazi laws or principles,
and therefore paved the way for legalising
future radical persecutory actions against the
enemies of the Nazis. Those that remained in
the Civil Service quickly became aware of how
enemies of the regime were treated by the SS,
and having benefitted from the spaces left by
their non-Aryan colleagues, were unlikely to
speak out in their favour.
This process of co-ordination was repeated
through almost all aspects of government
policy, which helped to align existing
institutions to be sympathetic (and obedient)
to Nazi ideology. This, in turn, allowed the
Nazis to continue to push the boundaries of,
and slowly radicalise, persecution.
It seems that Canada is
heading towards the system similar as in the
Nazi Germany. We may also expect present
German Ahnenpass, called Impfpass (Vaccination Pass),
to be introduced in Canada, too.
Impfpass
template
The
new Nazis will request new Ahnenpasses (Impfpass)
as proof of eligibility for certain
professions or to allow access to
restaurants, museums, public buildings,
theatres, schools and workplace, board a
train or an airplane, etc.
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Sobota,
9 października 2021
