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Cake day: August 7th, 2023

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  • “The little guys” also changed history, started revolutions and overthrown governments. Even if we overlook that and assume those were all “heroes”, there is a difference between a civilian person that did nothing to stop a war and a soldier that took up arms and followed criminal and morally wrong orders. “Having a weakness” can only go so far as an excuse.

    The point is not that he and people like him should be dehumanized or something, but it’s that it’s really disgusting that he tries to shift responsibility and appear innocent. Idk, maybe it’s cause English is my second language, but I feel that “maggot” is a rather tame insult for this situation.

    If you really think most people in Nazi Germany were normal folks who didn’t know what was going on, you need to learn your history. A lot of them (if not the majority) supported Hitler, his stances and policies. And while not all of them were ready to take up arms for that, they still were responsible for enabling the atrocities commited. They did end up paying for that - directly with reparations and with a commitment to denazification, but they also probably were despised for years.

    And, unlike Germans, Russians have direct access to alternative points of view, but they still either passively support the regime or, like this guy, actively take up arms. And “focusing criticism” will allow them all to get away with it, cause all of them from the bottom to the top chain of command will be able to say “I cared for my family” or “I only followed orders”, till only Putin is responsible for what’s going on. That’s just not right