"I thought, it's as if nothing has changed in 3 000 years. People are still using deceit to engage in wars of vengeance." I'm reminded of an anecdote I once read about Hitler in his early days as a Nazi propagandist. He had just finished giving a speech and was walking away, down the street, when a young man came up from behind and accosted him. "Tell me," said the young man, "did they shit into your brain and forget to flush it?"
Now now, just because France couldn't wait to join Hitler's side in WWII is no reason to get snippy.
The French SS troopers actually showed some bravery - unlike most of their armed forces - and fought to the death for their fascist ideals.