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Arman · 8 answers · 5y

Would you kill a Nazi in order to escape from Auschwitz?

[04-29-19]

I'm assuming I'm Jewish (or some such stigmatized person), and it's WWII or before.

If I miraculously had the capacity, I would kill any that stood in my way.

If somehow I greatly outmatched them, I might pick and choose / kill as few as possible. But given that scenario I'd be lucky to get out alive, so I kill anyone I think could stop me, because I want to escape.

I don't condone killing under normal circumstances. This would not be remotely 'normal circumstances'. This would be self defense.

Granted if you escaped Auschwitz into Nazi Germany, having killed some Nazis, it probably doesn't bode well for you, but at least you have a chance. You have a chance staying in Auschwitz, because the war did end, but did people there know what was going on with it? Also who's to say the Nazis don't decide to kill everyone before that happens?

Assuming some sort of choice, I might bide my time. Though you might get to remember that "risky chance you didn't take" when the end comes.

This seems logical/obvious(???)

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