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Originally Posted by cyberia
...selective memory is just that. Selective.
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One's mind does a great job of "editing". My memories of college years were drinking and parties and concerts and girls, not cramming and papers and lab reports.
Great post Bob. The men that you speak of have gone through a terrible trauma of losing a war in which they fought for a country that they dearly loved. They have edited out the bad parts and remembered the glory. It's a survival mechanism. Perhaps if you had reminded them that the racial laws that Hitler pushed were passed long before the war started, and long before his serious drug problems began, they might have remembered things differently. Perhaps the Commissar Order, which was not questioned by most
Waffen SS units should also have been a clue that this was not a "good" man. To me there are too many examples like that, nevermind what happened later on, to see much good in the man. In the end, he chose his doctor, and he chose to follow his advice, . He made the decisions that led to the split of Germany for 45 years, and her substantial loss of territory and prestige.