One of the brightest moments in hawkeye's life was when he first read about one of the worst atrocities of WW2: the systematic rape of 2 million German women and girls by Soviet soldiers. (Incidentally, there were a few Jewish women left in Berlin. They had evaded the S.S., but had just about lost hope of surviving the war. They thought the Soviet army would bring them relief, but they were wrong. Even though they were victims of the Nazi regime, they were not spared.) Their ages ranged from 8 to 80. (Hey, hawkeye, the Soviet soldiers didn't have to worry about lowering the age of consent, did they?) Many, if not most, of them were gang-raped repeatedly. There never were any prosecutions for this horrible war crime. Hey, hawkeye, the victims were just "booty" for the victors, right?
Oh, look! Here comes BillRM!
Let's hear what
he's got to say: This figure is a gross exaggeration! There were hardly any rapes. Most of these German gals were willing. How dare you impugn the reputation of these brave soldiers who saved us from the scourge of Nazi imperialism! There were NO gang-rapes! It's all a lie! Gang-rapes never happen. Those girls in their preteens tempted those brave soldiers with their immodest apparel! They brought it on themselves! They're to blame! And I don't believe any elderly women were raped! These claims of systematic rape of German women and girls are an insult to ALL MEN EVERYWHERE! Especially me, hawk, and nono!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we've heard it all before, BillM; and we'll keep hearing it whenever someone starts a thread on rape.