where did the polish people come from
Where does Law come from ? Who's law must prevail?
If we begin with an excursion into 'Hobbes Land'....Thomas would have us start any investigation of social situations with what he called the 'state of nature'..... which is basically a state of war and characterized by fear and/or arrogance.In the aftermath of world war 2, one of the most challenging issues was how to treat former SS members and others who had fulfilled their duties to the letter, and thus were acting entirely legally within their social and political context.
It's so easy to judge such people, specially when 'we' won the conflict. Winners are grinners they say... but during the trial of some SS officers and men at Dachau, it turned out that the Americans had committed many of the same types of things they were accusing the SS of.
One personality who stands out from this time is one "Joachim Peiper" a decorated SS officer, who was tried and sentenced to death by hanging. His story is quite fascinating, as he was clearly an excellent soldier as soldiers go, though in examining his trial, the thing which stood out to me was his bearing and dignity.
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