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Re:German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Ro... by IncreasePosts on Friday November 29, 2024 @01:07PM (#42275727)
Saying all German WWII soldiers were Nazis would be like saying all current US soldiers are Democrats.
Re:German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Ro... by mewse-hn on Friday November 29, 2024 @02:13PM (#42276230)
Soldiers fighting for Nazi Germany were Nazis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_clean_Wehrmacht

Re:German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Ro... by aguaviva on Friday November 29, 2024 @03:24PM (#42276802)
That's not what the Mythos was about.

The whole big point of the Holocaust that everyone was supposed to have learned is that not only did one not have to be a "Nazi" (or even particularly sympathize with the regime or its ideology) in order to be an active or passive collaborator.

All you had to do was keep your head down, and do what you were told.

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42276731

Re:German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Ro... by sandworm101 on Friday November 29, 2024 @01:17PM (#42275796)
https://www.army.mil/values/oath.html

Yes but it would be accruate to describe all US soldiers as defenders of republican democracy, specifically that outlined in the US constitution. Defending the constitution is the heart of the oath. If that constitution was altered, as is can legally be, then all active US soldiers would become supporters of whatever form of government is described therein. Not being a member of a paticular party does not free a soldier from being described as a supporter of the government they serve.

This is not just theoretical. Many US soldiers refused to recognize Obama as legitimate. Those soldiers were shown the door. A similar transition will occur in a few weeks.

Re:German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Ro... by bossyTeacher on Friday November 29, 2024 @02:01PM (#42276147)
No, it isn't. In the context it is normally used, Nazi soldier means a soldier that was part of the Nazi Germany army.

It's like saying that CCP soldiers can't be called CCP because they might not necessarily hold communist ideologies themselves.