Well, I never said he was an idiot. That was the other guy. Since you quoted me, I'm honestly not sure if he'll get a message or not.irishda said:First, he was dedicated to his duty as a soldier. In the words of Tennyson, "theirs is not to reason why/theirs but to do or die." Some people would call that servile, and to that I'd have to say of course it is. That's exactly how a military functions. Unit cohesion is entirely dependent on soldiers carrying out their orders rather than questioning them. More than that, how was he to believe the war was over? In carrying out his orders, that meant living off the grid deep in perceived enemy territory. Any attempt at persuasion could have easily been seen as propaganda.Robot Number V said:Yeah...pretty much this. People are saying he was "dedicated", but....Dedicated to what? The war was OVER. He was dedicating himself to something that no longer existed. More importantly, he was KILLING for something that no longer existed.Adam Jensen said:That's one way to put it. Another way would be to call him a servile idiot.-Dragmire- said:While I can't relate to him in any way, that's quite the dedication that guy had.
Yeah, that works better.
How exactly is that praiseworthy?
Second, you don't evade capture or death for 30 years by being an idiot.
Anyway, being a good soldier does not equate to being a good person. And before I go any further, I want to clarify that I'm not saying he was a bad person either. He was just a product of his environment, as are the rest of us. I just don't get why people are acting like what he did is some kind of achievement to be praised. It's a fucking tragedy.