Ultranationalism and Crimes against Humanity
Key Question: How has Ultranationalism caused crimes against humanity?
Learning Goal: Empathize with the impacts that Ultranationalist actions have had on certain groups.
Activity: Jigsaw Groups/Graffiti Rounds
Learning Goal: Empathize with the impacts that Ultranationalist actions have had on certain groups.
Activity: Jigsaw Groups/Graffiti Rounds
"If you want to belong, go along with the crowd"
1. In an open vote in class, have you ever changed your vote because of how everyone else was voting?
2. Do you wear certain styles of clothing or accessories because other people do? Because you want to separate yourself from certain groups?
3. Have you ever acted unlike your usual self at a party? At a sporting event? At the mall?
4. Have you ever gone to a movie or concert that you couldn't afford so you could be with your friends?
5. Have you ever made fun of someone - to his or her face or in private - because other people were doing so?
2. Do you wear certain styles of clothing or accessories because other people do? Because you want to separate yourself from certain groups?
3. Have you ever acted unlike your usual self at a party? At a sporting event? At the mall?
4. Have you ever gone to a movie or concert that you couldn't afford so you could be with your friends?
5. Have you ever made fun of someone - to his or her face or in private - because other people were doing so?
Ultranationalists beliefs provide fertile ground for the growth of racism and prejudice. When a society tolerates - and even encourages - racism and prejudice, crimes against humanity may follow. If a government, for example, passes laws that support ultranationalism, people sometimes believe that committing crimes against humanity shows their loyalty to their nation.
Around the world, people are studying crimes against humanity to try to understand why they have happened and what can be done to ensure that they do not happen again. Those who study these crimes have found that peer pressure plays an important role. Peer pressure involves the desire to feel a sense of belonging by going along with group actions - even when individuals may not feel comfortable about what they are doing.
Around the world, people are studying crimes against humanity to try to understand why they have happened and what can be done to ensure that they do not happen again. Those who study these crimes have found that peer pressure plays an important role. Peer pressure involves the desire to feel a sense of belonging by going along with group actions - even when individuals may not feel comfortable about what they are doing.
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