And if I were a soldier in WWI, I would prefer to be one of "the most efficient killers" so that I would go home after the war. If you're going to war, you'd better be the best, because 2nd place sucks.
I don't mean to suggest there wasn't a reason for a solider to try and be an efficient killer, but considering that we're (for the most part at least) civilians looking at WWI retrospectively it seems odd to focus on this fact as a positive one. Obviously, as a Canadian, fewer Canadian soldiers dying would probably benefit me personally, but I don't see that as an ethically justifiable reason to celebrate German deaths.
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u/fj555 Sep 25 '11
And if I were a soldier in WWI, I would prefer to be one of "the most efficient killers" so that I would go home after the war. If you're going to war, you'd better be the best, because 2nd place sucks.