Bauman argues that the social norms and institutions of modernity helped facilitate the Holocaust. What does he mean by this? Bauman is asking us to face the possibility of another Holocaust-like tragedy happening in Contemporary Western Civilization. If you think it is unlikely, why? If you think it is likely, why?

Bauman is trying to say that modern and social norms of modernity are the driving forces, which played their part in Holocaust. If these were not the drivers, then Holocaust type incident should have happened earlier. He actually tried to establish the fact that Holocaust was not just an idea, but it had to get some resources so that idea can be made practical in the real world, and those technical and social resources were created, practices, as well as, found by the essence of modern civilization. So, he is also trying to assert that such kind of incident still can happen because world has become more modern with more technical and other resources. But I don’t agree with the idea of Bauman that we should expect one more Holocaust at any given time. It is unlikely to happen, because in recent era, there is no such example. There is no man so powerful on earth and to make such horrific decisions because now the world has a proper system, and there is so much awareness amongst public due to media and technology. In reality, anything can happen, but as far as ground realities are concerned, there is no chance for any other Holocaust in the Western World (Neu & Graham, 2004)