I don’t think it has anything to do with admiring Nazi ideology or actions. More about respect for their martial style, bravery and ability as warriors, whatever the cause. Same holds true for the Mongols, Spartans, Zulus, etc.
Perfectly said. And, yes, the Spartans were big gov types of the first order.
Yes, their vaunted martial tradition. The US Army exceeded them in every sane way. There’s very little to admire there. Look at them, they ran wild over an unprepared Europe still horrified from WWI that could not bring themselves to dream it would happen again.
Then they were stopped cold from invading England. Then they attacked Russia where they failed to defeat the Russians. Stopped by their bad tactics, and by their wasteful and evil energy spent on mass murder. Then they were driven out of North Africa. Then they faced the US Army and got a world class ass pounding that was born of true professional military skill and power.
But do they have any catchy songs about shooting naked women by a ditch, or locking all the village in a barn and burning it?
That lost cause thinking is just weird. Call it martial tradition, but if I was expressing admiration for the Kymer Rouge, you’d think I had a screw loose. I mean, they took over Cambodia FAST!