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I'm somewhat surprised the nazi agreed to be showed off in Parliment. Maybe he doesn't think what he did back then was wrong? Maybe he thinks too much time has

I'm somewhat surprised the nazi agreed to be showed off in Parliment. Maybe he doesn't think what he did back then was wrong? Maybe he thinks too much time has passed? Maybe he is old and senile and wasn't able to fully think about it at all? Maybe he thought it was funny and figured he'd go out with a bang?

icepat 3y ago
Many who fought the Soviets in the SS did not think what they were doing was wrong. Read up on the Estonian Waffen SS devision. They have a peculiar history. SS Foreign regiments were controversial at the time, and some were declared as non-culpable in the Nuremberg Trails as they were classified as "conscripts". Obviously this man is different, as he volunteered in a regiment that was itself classified as criminal, however it's possible he was expecting similar treatment.
- enterprise_cog 3y ago
  They didn’t think they were doing anything wrong exterminating Jewish people from their lands either. Let’s not try and obfuscate that fact by stating they were fighting the Soviets only.
  - icepat 3y ago
    I never said anything remotely related to that they were "just" fighting them. I just pointed out why some units were not charged, and why he may have expected the same. The fact of the matter was many _were_ fighting the Soviets, and the historical context here is vital. All of it, including the holocaust aspects of it.
- endianswap 3y ago
  This was in Ukraine, though, where 1.5 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
lr1970 3y ago
He is old like in his 90s, in mental decline consistent with his age, and has little to loose because extradition proceedings take long time. On the flip side, he was given celebrity reception in the Parliament and he got his 15 minutes of fame.