Ah, I remember well this inclination to see both sides from the cloudly heights, sapping the situation of its normative potential. I mean, if you cannot see Hitler's nazism as bad, then probably nothing is - it's all just tragic.
As for the nazi youth, I can appreciate what you're saying - largely kids sucked up in something much larger than themselves - everyone is just fighting for their countries, their families, and their lives. But I'm not sympatthetic at all with brushing over Hitler's murderous derangement. He was very much the captain of the nazi enterprise, and the man obviously knew no moral bounds in the pursuit of his dark empire. He's not worthy of your philosophical rationalizations.
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Date: 2008-12-31 09:38 pm (UTC)From:As for the nazi youth, I can appreciate what you're saying - largely kids sucked up in something much larger than themselves - everyone is just fighting for their countries, their families, and their lives. But I'm not sympatthetic at all with brushing over Hitler's murderous derangement. He was very much the captain of the nazi enterprise, and the man obviously knew no moral bounds in the pursuit of his dark empire. He's not worthy of your philosophical rationalizations.