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hedda_foil

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4. That's the best explanation I've seen for how German soldiers were able to ....

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 05:29 PM

Jan 2017

How German soldiers were able to line whole towns of people up kneeling before pits they had been first forced to dig. And shoot every man, woman, child, infant so they fell into the pit. That was what was going on in the east continuously for years before the first death camps opened.

So how could young recruits do such a thing over and over and over again without most going completely, suicidally insane? Meth maybe?

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Nazi Meth is the SCOURGE of our country [View all] alittlelark Jan 2017 OP

Meth is a scourge in my inanna Jan 2017 #1

I found out it was a Nazi drug about 5 months ago... alittlelark Jan 2017 #7

Yet another thing angrychair Jan 2017 #2

Interesting history of meth/amphetamine canetoad Jan 2017 #3

That's the best explanation I've seen for how German soldiers were able to .... hedda_foil Jan 2017 #4

Suicide and alcoholism was rampant among Eastern units. SQUEE Jan 2017 #6

Frankly, it makes people feel "good" within certain kinds of social structures. hunter Jan 2017 #5

Meth? That's the clean stuff. How about Crank? panader0 Jan 2017 #8

For one thing, it's popular especially where there isnt access to weed. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #9

The meth heads in my valley don't work alittlelark Jan 2017 #10

Im not saying its some kind of great lifestyle. Its horrible shit. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #11

Out here the teeth are horrid.... alittlelark Jan 2017 #12

I think many around here began using meth while employed inanna Jan 2017 #13