Bolsheviks aren't worth the effort

Just kill em and get it done with

No extra fuss

@rob it serves a purpose, even if its just to let them feel they are a tiny bit better than them

I dunno, I feel like you guys are trolling and not even from SA, just here to mess around.

@Nidalap Rorrim I hear you, but I think you're right we're talking past each other

@rob yeah maybe hehe

I was concentrating on the emotional argument that grendal just clarified

and in the end @Cal said the actual issue is communists against property rights

which I'm 100% in agreement on

I'm South African

just that I want to make it about the issues and not Muh Joos

yeah sorry I got carried away with the whole Military angle and implications

I don't have the right experience to say, I just feel like underestimating the enemy is a very bad idea

yeah no I fully agree with you.

As I explained, I don't respect their right to life because they don't respect my right to property. Very simple to understand for anyone still unsure. If their life is at forfeit I personally deem it fine to demonize the opposition as much as I need

Not underestimate

Demonize

There's a difference

in a military viewpoint dehumanizing somebody is not underestimating them one bit

sure, my problem with demonize is that it puts you in an emotional state (maybe ok for fighting in the moment) - not great for most situations

even in a firefight(I imagine), a cool head is better than a hot head

you don't need super human adrenaline fueled strength to fire a gun and a cool head is probably more accurate

I'm not interested in losing to these communist bastards

think of it as a way to get the soldier to act. to oversimplify it again its a way to get the soldier to think he has a chance of winning in a engagement

It's more of a motivation thing tbh

A soldier who is told his wife will get raped by the ape he's fighting will fight harder

yeah

The bloodlust must be fostered

there are different ways to motivate (cue Mel Gibson Braveheart speech) you can inspire your side to great heights in a few different ways. Love and pride can be more effective than hate

Doubt

that's why armies have musicians and always have

sure in some circumstances. but what do you do if your population doesn't feel threatened because they don't see the big picture

the problem with your bloodlust is that the enemy just has to convince your army that they Are in fact human and then morale can drop

I don't want to scare people into fighting, I don't think we need those kinds of numbers

GG @rob, you just advanced to level 7!

yeah. I'm not justifying that way. Just playing devils advocate and explaining the reasoning behind doing it

right now, people are prepared to fight and die, for their families and their history and their friends. The videos I've seen of old farmers warning/threatening the ANC/EFF haven't been filled with hate

war is bad, nobody in their right mind would want it

because it looks like its the strategy being employed currently

the reasons that those men are prepared to take up arms isn't hatred of the ANC/EFF but a love of their civilization