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>given the climate at the time, it's not obvious that a different man in the same position wouldn't have acted the same way. You could make the same argument a
by aeturnum 12y ago
>given the climate at the time, it's not obvious that a different man in the same position wouldn't have acted the same way.
You could make the same argument about women who slept with German soldiers, but they were punished in the streets while people with administrative skills were quietly excused. I don't know if nraynaud meant to focus on Papon per-se. I think he wanted to draw the sharp contrast between how those with skills were treated v.s. how we treated those who were of lesser value to the state.
- mercurial 12y agoLa Fontaine said it best. "Selon que vous serez puissant ou misérable, Les jugements de cour vous rendront blancs ou noirs". I agree with that sentiment. What I find dubious is the linking of crimes committed during the Occupation with crimes committed during the decolonization wars (especially since this kind of war usually involves large-scale torture).