Everyone says it could never happen here

[get the red out]

8. Makes me think

about something that happened back in the 80's when I was in college. I was member of a "sorority" for music majors and we were planning on going to a nursing home and singing Christmas Carols for the residents. We met at a member's apartment to practice and the minute me and a good friend of mine arrived the husband of the girl who had invited us to their home, practically ran to another room, his wife said he didn't mean to be unfriendly, he was just uncomfortable around anyone that might not be Christian. I was such a naive small town white girl that I just figured he was afraid some of us single gals might not be virgins, which would make him a sick enough piece of work, but much later it dawned on my that iit was really because my friend, a 5' tall, 100 lb saxophone player, was Jewish. She had no reaction that I saw except me and her sharing a glance that said " that guy is fucked up!" But she had to know more than I did what the problem was.

Beth's religion didn't keep her from wanting to do something nice for elderly people, but that guy's extremist mentality made him hate her. I was too sheltered to know that that kind of Nazi shit was alive and well in this country then. There is a high probability that he has adult kids now, who he raised with just as much hate as he had. His wife wasn't as bad but would have been obedient to him.