Why do the people of sighet think Hitler will not be able to harm them?

The people of Sighet believe that Hitler will not harm them due to their sense of security and disbelief in the severity of the Nazi threat. Many feel that the war is distant and that such atrocities could never occur in their peaceful town. Additionally, they hold onto a belief in the goodness of humanity and assume that the world will intervene to protect them. This underestimation of danger leads to a fatal complacency among the community.