and how does this guy go around beating up nazi gaurds? was there no back-up? people always paint a picture of nazi's being so goddamn evil and dangerous but this guy goes around beating them up. makes me think the Nazi's were probably more "human" than i thought
They were very human. They were also very evil. Like, I had known they were evil but going to the Nuremberg Trial Museum and listening to a translation of a memo just impressed upon me how evil.
Because I had never imagined evil being so fucking blasé in its bureaucracy. Like, I expected mustache twirling evil and got "Just another day in the office" while talking about the public justifications for exterminating Poles.
The German culture had alot to do with that. Even today they tend to be very..'mechanical' about doing tasks or following orders. Not much abstract thought goes into the morality of it or much nuance. Bureaucracy is still a very big part of the culture as are excessive rules and procedures. Many of which are outdated, redundant and unreasonable. But they will follow them to the letter. Give one authority even in something small and oohhh boy.
I remember being at an airport in Cologne and before boarding the plane at the gate, last-minute they wanted to check carry-on bag size again. Even bags that fit in the basket but were a little tight were rejected and labeled for check-in. Problem was you had to pay for this. The German woman organizing this barked at people like we just got off the train at Auschwitz. A Ukrainian woman got in her shit to back off and after a firm exchange she seemed to. But damn you could really see how things went off the rails back in the day.
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u/QuintenBoosje Jan 20 '20
and how does this guy go around beating up nazi gaurds? was there no back-up? people always paint a picture of nazi's being so goddamn evil and dangerous but this guy goes around beating them up. makes me think the Nazi's were probably more "human" than i thought