I thought I was mistaken when I saw the headline "Jews Sue Germany for the Holocaust" But no you are reading that correctly. This is the first time I've seen a group of people sue a country for genocide. Lets dream for a second that this suit will not be thrown out or a memorial will just be built to say I'M sorry. Slavery and genocide are terrible things that still happen today in some parts of the world. The majority race, religion or political party can force other groups into submission. But the question I'm asking is sueing the governments really going to help?
We should all be held responsible... We the people put governments in power, they only have as much control as we give them. The Jews should not just be suing the people that stood by and let this injustice happen. Genocide only works for a limited amount of time because it causes political unrest which leads to economic unrest. This is why most modern countries do not practice genocide or slavery openly.
With this law suit underway, what kind of pandora's box are we opening? Is there or should there be a time limit on how long you have before you sue a country? I seen some pretty bizarre lawsuits... Suing McDonalds because you didn't know the coffee was hot. Another man sued a home owner because he got hurt while robbing the home. In both cases the "victims" won. How sue will other victims around the world start suing the government?
I don't forsee any of these law suits growing legs unless a group has the financial backing and the political influence to do so.
