PeZook wrote:Yeah, the link mentions all of that too, but attributes it to fear of death and injury while Grossman thinks it's the fear of having to kill people.
In combat the stress level is much greater. Battle is about wounding and death and produces much anxiety over anticipated physical harm. There is also stress associated with having to take other men's lives. (Combat stress is a term used to describe physical, physiological and behavioral reactions experienced during combat. The reactions include: sweating, rapid heartbeat, muscular tension, diarrhea, and difficulty concentrating.)
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A decision must be made in the life of every nation at the very moment when the grasp of the enemy is at its throat. Then, it seems that the only way to survive is to use the means of the enemy, to rest survival upon what is expedient, to look the other way. Well, the answer to that is 'survival as what'? A country isn't a rock. It's not an extension of one's self. It's what it stands for. It's what it stands for when standing for something is the most difficult! -
Chief Judge Haywood
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