- 12 Aug 2007 03:57
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If people weren't so jumpy concerning World War II and the political tensions which emerged in its aftermath, more might realize that the Nuremberg Defense actually carries a good deal of credence. In the end though, it all comes down to who is being tried, rather than their actual crimes. Nuremberg had little to do with justice, but revenge. I'm fine with revenge when it comes to the execution of political figures(rather than military personnel) in the aftermath of a war, but let's see it for what it is.
On a global scale, Communism seems to be a great deal more influential than pacifism, so I would debate your claim.
Meh; the figures you mentioned weren't military so it's a bit of a different scenario.
However, I don't think one has to be a geopolitical expert to realize that the execution of Ribbentrop was a revenge killing and nothing more. If revenge killing floats your boat then that's fine, but there were American and British officials who caused just as much war death and misery as Ribbentrop; the man was a politician at heart.
Command Responsibility > Nuremberg Defense.
If people weren't so jumpy concerning World War II and the political tensions which emerged in its aftermath, more might realize that the Nuremberg Defense actually carries a good deal of credence. In the end though, it all comes down to who is being tried, rather than their actual crimes. Nuremberg had little to do with justice, but revenge. I'm fine with revenge when it comes to the execution of political figures(rather than military personnel) in the aftermath of a war, but let's see it for what it is.
But in the end, Lenin and Stalin lost and Gandhi won.
On a global scale, Communism seems to be a great deal more influential than pacifism, so I would debate your claim.
Perhaps we could build a memorial to Ribbentrop, Streicher, Frank, Seyss-Inquart, etc in DC for their unjust executions ... scuse me now - I'm getting emotional - (sob! sniff!))
Meh; the figures you mentioned weren't military so it's a bit of a different scenario.
However, I don't think one has to be a geopolitical expert to realize that the execution of Ribbentrop was a revenge killing and nothing more. If revenge killing floats your boat then that's fine, but there were American and British officials who caused just as much war death and misery as Ribbentrop; the man was a politician at heart.
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