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Unless refusing orders would mean somebody else jails you, no you haven't been in that situation. The deal is that you follow orders and maybe get jailed/executed after losing a war, or you disobey orders and definitely get jailed/executed right away.


Having principles isn't free.

Quite a few German soldiers did refuse orders and indeed some of them got executed or jailed. Those are the real heros.

And as I said before yes, that is exactly the situation I've been in. So I don't give a rats ass what your excuse is but I know where I stand on this.

You don't get to escape from your responsibilities.




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