Oath of the Wehrmacht & Waffen-SS
“Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, daß ich dem Führer des Deutschen Reiches und Volkes Adolf Hitler, dem Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht, unbedingten Gehorsam leisten und als tapferer Soldat bereit sein will, jederzeit für diesen Eid mein Leben einzusetzen.”
(“”I swear by God this sacred oath that I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, the Führer of the German Reich, supreme commander of the armed forces, and that I shall at all times be prepared, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath.”)
Hmmmm… Where have I heard this before… Oh right… At 3:53 of this video…
“I pledge to be a servant to our President and to all mankind.”
What is a servant? Maybe I misunderstood?
Servant: One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper.
Guess not.
But it’s not the same as Naziism. Pledging your undying devotion to a leader is perfectly normal behavior and not similar to Naziism in any way.
Oh, and incidentally, Penn Jillette isn’t impressed either.
Let’s see…
Grabbing guns…
Government ownership of banks…
Government buying the means of production…
People pledging to be a servant to our President…
Demonizing and marginalizing opposition…
Nope. Nothing to be concerned about.
Carry on.