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Just because I put myself in harms way, I can't claim to be a hero after I get myself out safely.

• dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
  But this whole rhetoric of hero/savior and agressor are largery inadequate to war conditions. Tell me, what was Finland? Was it a victim (attacked by Russia) or an agressor (joining the Axis)? Or maybe it just wanted to live in peace, just defending their territory? And more importantly, the war was a tragedy for all people. Especially for the millions of Russians. They didn't want to go to war, they wanted to stay with their families, but they had no choice, otherwise Stalin would have them killed. These poor people suffered enormously and most were killed leaving widows and orphans. Putting any label on them, like 'agressor' or 'hero' is so terribly inadequate.
  • 6d6b73 7y ago
    Oh come on, let's get real. Nazis, or Soviets are not some mythical creatures that was summoned by the Hitler and Stalin to do their bidding - they are regular people, who decided that not to intervene even when they knew that what's going on around them is wrong! Soviets butchered their own people, Czars, and launched multiple wars against neighboring countries. They were aggressors, and not only during the world war 2, but before and after as well. Plain and simple.