Originally posted by Ushgarak
I strongly disagree with the opening statement saying that neither is correct. I do not believe right or wrong is a relative matter.
Well, there are some things that are just plain evil. For example, killing millions of innocent people because of their race to make the other racial groups feel justified or superior is something that almost everyone in the world would agree is evil. However, when you put it into context: Hitler killed millions of Jews prior to and during WWII, it depends on your perspective. Most people would still see it as being wrong. However, the Germans during that time period thought it was just great--they believed themselves superior to the Jews, and that the Jews had robbed them of their former glory. Therefore, they were justified in killing them all. See, from the Nazi point of view, it's ok cos the Jews are "evil" but from the rest of the world's point of view, it's not because the Jews aren't evil.