dobromeister wrote:BillHermann wrote:this always happens, the starry eyes come out with a hint that there may be a former SS member hanging about. Yes there are some, some have come and gone. They are people like you and me. I just wish all veterans had this level of appreciation but some how the SS get the most attention.
Oh that's a classic, "they are people like you and me." Well being human beings, and in that regard alone, I suppose you are correct. They get up in the morning and put their trousers on like you do. But that's about where the similarities end. The Waffen-SS were battle hardened in the kind of daily combat you could only fantasize about. Who are you kidding here, other than yourself? Good lord.
Canadian warriors ruled Dieppe, didn't they? That says enough.
You bring up the Canadians and you try and insult by using Dieppe, a tragedy. I wonder why, obviously a childish tactic from someone who has little ability to debate a complex topic. Obviously you know little about your heroes as you would not need to bring up my guys are better than yours. That is no better than school yard arguments.
Further do you see me using arguments of your nation (US) tragedies or losses, do you even see me slandering your Germanic heroes. I am being objective and leaving the rhetoric at the door. We could bring up many SS blunders and there were many, they would fit quite well in the context of this thread.
I can name numerous battles where Canadian farmers, teachers, loggers, regular citizen volunteer soldiers who gave your "Valhalla" boys with all of their training, cool tanks, fancy uniforms and ethos a run for their money. Again this would fit well in this thread.
Funny thing is many veterans on both sides that were in Italy, Normandy, Holland and Germany had more respect for each other than you have for the veterans and this topic. Your vision of the SS is fiction.
This topic is not about insulting Canadians, it is not about saying my guys are better than yours. This thread is for a debate on why the SS attract so many and why has so much SS fiction has become fact.