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Subject: Re: Russel Spence's heroic Nazis
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 [Russel Spence writes...]                
 
>Personally I have alot more respect for Hitler and the Nazis than I do for
>the Jews.   The Jews were just victims.  At least the Nazis had ideals
>for which they willing to fight and die for and yes even commit "atrocities"
>for.  Which of the three do you think takes more courage?

The "Courage" required to commit atrocities for high ideals is the
courage of a Rhinoceros (read the play Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco circa 1935).
The Nazis were not couragous - they were blind.  They
completely tuned out the knowledge of what they were doing in order
to make it palatable.

A courageous man is one who would let himself be killed for his ideals
not a man who would kill for his ideals.

		larry fast (Universty of Waterloo)
		broadcasting from exile