Hey, no worries. I agree with you, Sandman, that war ain't no picnic. Personally, I'd object conscientiously to serving in any war that wasn't for self-defense.
On the other hand, I really enjoy playing war games where the element of physical danger is taken out. I always have, I don't know why, and I'm not ashamed of it. War games might make some people violent in real life, but not me. And they're nothing new; look at wrestling, fencing, jousting, football, paintballing, or even chess. These games might have prepared people for war at one time, but they've lost that function now and remain popular because they are fun.
One more thing:
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Originally Posted by Sandman_28054
I have an uncle who ... was also present when the Allied troops began to liberate the Concentration Camps, no, the Death Camps. Germany to this day still denies this happened. They still insist that it was faked by the Allied armies.
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I can tell after having lived in Germany 20 minutes away from Dachau for five years that
no one here denies the existence of the concentration camps and what they were for. In fact, there's a flourishing interest in finding out who knew what, when (see Albert Speer). If anything, children are frustrated because too much emphasis is placed on the crimes of the 3rd Reich in school. Sadly, I believe there's more people here who secretly think the camps were a good thing than that they were faked (although still way under 5%). But anti-semitism isn't only in Germany to be found.
Have a nice day!
In Soviet Russia, holocaust denies YOU!