In 1933 Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, setting forth the events that would lead to the holocaust, World War Two, and the displacement of millions of Jewish people from all around Europe. In 2010 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was appointed the new leader of the Islamic state in Iraq, and in 2014 proclaimed it a worldwide caliphate. Both of these leaders have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands, and the displacement of many millions. In regards to both of these leaders and those they have displaced, the United States has had very similar responses to both groups. In recent Gallup poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans opposed a plan to take in 10,000 refugees from Syria, and relocate them to the United States. In Gallup polls from the past, …show more content…
The world is again standing by and letting people suffer and die in the thousands, and not doing its part in stopping these tragedies. European nations have reluctantly taken in many thousands of refugees, mostly because the refugees have forced their way in to escape the horrors they faced in Iraq and Syria. Most notable, Germany has taken in nearly a million refugees, perhaps reminiscent of guilt from past offences. This massive influx of refugees has lead to angry and somewhat violent backlash by Europeans who are struggling to accept these people who come from a very different culture than theirs. European nations as a whole have done more than their share in taking in refugees, and now it is time for the rest of the world to do its part. Europe cannot keep taking in refugees at the rate that it has in the past two years without facing major repercussions. The United States, while claiming to be a protector of freedom and democracy, and savior of the world, has taken in roughly 2,500 refugees, while Turkey alone has taken in nearly two and a half