All European Life Died In Auschwitz By Sebastian Vilar Rodriguez

The 2008 Spanish newspaper article “All European Life Died in Auschwitz” by Sebastian Vilar Rodriguez, is a controversial, opinionated piece of literature about the author's resentment toward the Muslim religion. Rodriguez uses this article as a way to command his opinion about the Muslim religion using generalizations about the Jewish and Muslim religions. Although it is an article that is interpreted by the reader's personal beliefs it calls for society to think critically to create an unbiased judgment about this literary work. To think critically one must objectively analyze facts to form a judgment, however, critical thinking can be influenced by media sources, such as the news, Instagram, Twitter and etc. Nonetheless, there must be an understanding of other people's judgements and beliefs and in turn one must form their own judgment when all factors are considered. Rodriguez’s article demonstrates the need for critical
Media is one of the biggest influences on the way the population perceives reality, although most sources are filled with biases and opinions and can be unreliable at times. In these situations, critical thinking is needed to discern what is true and what is not. People must be able to formulate their own opinions without the influence of other personal opinions. An example of unreliable news would the article “All European life died in Auschwitz” (Rodriguez) as it holds many personal and opinionated views on the negative effects of Muslims in Europe. This article requires readers to formulate their own views either for or against the racial comments within the article based on their own previous knowledge of the subject. Early in the article, Rodriguez states that “we opened our gates to 20 million Jews who brought us stupidity and ignorance…” this