Persecution of the Jews

Though I have studied the Holocaust before, I have never studied the events leading to the Jewish persecution in such detail. I found it very interesting to read about the exact and careful steps that lead from the Jews being a normal citizens to nothing more than scum. It was fascinating to see the way something that seems so irrational to me was so accepted at the time. By taking small and careful steps, the Nazis managed to turn the entire country against the Jews. Somehow, people ceased to see Jews as Germans, and instead saw them as a completely different group of people. What really got to me was the rationalization after the November 9-10th events. As I read the article, I realized that something like this could still happen today. With the right power and planning, a person can manipulate an entire society's thoughts and beliefs, and can therefore control its actions.