1. There is a huge difference between an athlete, who is an ordinary citizen, and a soldier, who deploys violence on behalf of the state. 2. This isn't going t

1. There is a huge difference between an athlete, who is an ordinary citizen, and a soldier, who deploys violence on behalf of the state. 2. This isn't going to be popular, but a lot of anti-Prussian propaganda was racist. (And if you're about to say "ackshully, Prussian isn't a race" please consider that the colloquial usage of "racism" encompasses a number of other prejudices and those prejudices aren't suddenly excusable because they aren't technically based on your definition of "race.")