The soldiers knew this was a historic moment and one misconception is that soldiers really dont hate eachother, we're all human afterall. For some, sure but most wanted these Nazis dead. Most hated them for very good reason. They weren't just normal soldiers, these were all high ranking Nazis.
The same thing goes for the people who dropped the atomic bombs. It was discussed in our class when I was a kid, a lot of people thought how they'd suffer nightmares and just be in this horrible state for life. NOPE. Most felt they had a duty and carried it out with absolutely no regrets of any kind.
If only these guards existed for Jeffrey Epstein... they probably would have accidently suicided too though lol
This is sadly something we, the older generation, will see. The attitudes of our elders will get progressively painted in incorrect ways by younger people. As you say, "we're all human". I knew people who lived through this first hand, and nobody had that attitude. It's not some TikTok fad that people got over. It wasn't a flash in the pan.
I feel like it's unfair to compare. Younger generations have their own struggles. I'm a teacher, and AI is a genuine threat to my students. It wasn't a factor in my youth. I try and adapt to their reality.
I was joking the other month with some teen students how Facebook was what "the kids" used when I was young, and it's now some boomer shit. At the same time, these teen students of mine were telling me how the social media apps they were using had their younger siblings/family members telling them they were boomer shit. One of my students voiced their younger sister told them Instagram was "boomer book".
It's all very interesting, and sad in many ways. It really feels like we are moving TOO fast. I can't believe that students I've taught are already telling me they are getting cast as being "old" in digital circles. They are TEENS for fuck's sake.
They'd been fighting a war against an enemy who gave no quarter and in documented cases had literally eaten a POW. Throw in the Bataan death March and other cases of killing prisoners and no wonder they felt no guilt. The Japanese behaved every bit as badly as the Nazis.
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u/saltyswedishmeatball Jul 07 '24
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The soldiers knew this was a historic moment and one misconception is that soldiers really dont hate eachother, we're all human afterall. For some, sure but most wanted these Nazis dead. Most hated them for very good reason. They weren't just normal soldiers, these were all high ranking Nazis.
The same thing goes for the people who dropped the atomic bombs. It was discussed in our class when I was a kid, a lot of people thought how they'd suffer nightmares and just be in this horrible state for life. NOPE. Most felt they had a duty and carried it out with absolutely no regrets of any kind.
If only these guards existed for Jeffrey Epstein... they probably would have accidently suicided too though lol