People lowered their responsibilities because it had nothing to do with them or their families. They were not tortured, so they were safe (Shriver 1). Even now our morals and values ​​have declined because much of society simply doesn't care anymore. (Bar-On 3) Martin Niemöller says: First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came to get the socialists and I didn't speak because I wasn't a socialist. Then they came to get the union leaders and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a union leader. Then they came to take the Jews and I didn't speak out because I wasn't Jewish. Then they came to get me and there was no one left to speak for me. The quote exclusively describes the selfish nature of not only those who were spectators, but those who were affected by the events of the Holocaust. Donald W. Shriver Jr. states that “the American government as well as the German people did not care about minority rights.” (Conscience and Complicity). People backed away because it had nothing to do with them, so no one defended the Jews. This type of inattention on the part of society contributed to the events of the Holocaust. Average and