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Originally posted by cashmoney
I don't know how many of you have studied the Nazis and the infamous SS, but does this article about the Saudi people swearing to the new Saudi King resemble the sworn oath that Germans took upon entering the SS and the army of the third reich? I think the two are remarkably similar.
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It is an oath of loyalty and fealty to the new king, Abdullah; in Koran-thumping-ultra-puritanical Saudi Arabia, there ain't no halfway: you are for the king or you ain't a Muslim in their eyes.
For those who are wondering, below are translations of the oaths cashmoney mentioned. (It just so happens I am a history buff, particularly with World War II.)
The German
Wehrmacht oath of allegiance in Hitler's day:
'I swear by God this sacred oath: I will render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, the Führer of the German Reich and people, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and will be ready as a brave soldier to risk my life at any time for this oath.'
The SS oath of allegiance:
I swear to you, Adolf Hitler, as Fuehrer and Reichs Chancellor, loyalty, and bravery. I vow to you, and to those you have named to command me, obedience unto death, so help me God.
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