Germans tend to do what their commanders tell them without thinking for themselves. Brit POW Airey Neave says when he was captured in WW2 he asked a German officer why they hated Jews, and the officer replied 'Because the Fuhrer tells us to'. Core Questions In Philosophy Sixth Edition Elliott Sober here. Even today, it's almost impossible to find a German wargamer who'll discuss WW2 because the German Government doesn't want them to talk about it.

For example I asked a German guy in the Wargames Player Club and a German guy in FGM to tell me what Germans think about war films such as The Longest Day, Bridge at Remagen, Enemy at the Gates, Saving Private Ryan etc, but they both refused to discuss them, the WPC guy said 'we're not allowed to talk about the Third Reich in the forum', and the FGM guy wriggled out of it by saying something like 'Er.I don't think I've seen any of those films'. Believe me, we're VERY paranoid about WW2 - or why do you think Germany is the first country to pay millions for some backwater place being devastated by natural disasters or whatever? It's becasue we lost the bloody war and everyone still thnisk we have to atone for that. And it isn't exactly a problem being interested in WW2 but you best not make any positive comments regarding Germany's role (and especially the soldiers) in the war. And - what else? - every SS member is a vile criminal, no matter if he was only drafted, didn't even fire a single shot or wasn't even a German. Plus: World War 2 was the biggest evil that ever befell humankind and we're responsible for everything.