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FYI, the German military tended to promote “individual initiative” of the soliders more than the allied militaries did.
by Der_Einzige 2y ago
FYI, the German military tended to promote “individual initiative” of the soliders more than the allied militaries did.
- MrMcCall 2y agoI don't doubt it, but I don't count it for sh_t because, using some words from the great Suzi/Eddie Izzard, they were in the service of "a mass-murdering f_ckhead." Every culture has a moral compass, because each is a sum-total amalgam of its free-will-endowed human members, and some cultures just need to be stripped of their power to callously and cruelly oppress innocents. The Abrahamic books do not mince words about oppressors. Life is meant to be joyous, free from stress, with enough for all of us, in a pristine environment purpose-built for our physiology. But we must choose that Path of Peace and Love, each of us. And, as always, the Paradox of Tolerance must be contemplated and honored. Love's dictate is that no one is compelled to help anyone, but no one should be permitted to harm innocents. "Know your enemy." --RATM
- seabass-labrax 2y agoAre you not mistaking the Nazi-era Wehrmacht for the post-WW2 Bundeswehr? The Bundeswehr promotes individual initiative and the right to refuse military service is guaranteed by the constitution (Grundgesetz Artikel 12a). I'm not aware of any such formal policy that existed during WW2.
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