A fun point I like to make at parties (and why nobody invites me anymore) is there's nothing inherently evil about Germans circa 1940. Take pretty much take any Tom Dick and Francis and put them in the same position and the same thing would happen. It's utterly inconceivable that other people put under the exact same conditions wouldn't have nearly identical results.
The argument comically ends up with a complete rejection of the idea of an American, Austrailian or British person being able to be a cog in the holocaust machine despite the obvious conclusion that psychology is immune to nationality.
I have tremendous sympathy for German soldiers pitched in a losing battle. It always confuses me when others don't share that view.
Last edited by Frederf; 08-16-07 at 06:07 AM.
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