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how horrendous is the IDF, that even those commiting it end up dead from the trauma of just witnessing it.
did the Auschwitz guards had this problem?
Not really, the SS was selected for cruelty and indoctrination, the IDF is a conscripted army. They didn't put conscripts inside Auschwitz exactly because of this.
Doesn't matter what they were selected for, traumatic experiences can get to anyone. I know we have this shared history that SS guards were the worst of humanity and boy howdy I'm sure they were awful, but at the end of the day they were still young men. eg Even the most garbage humans in the US military can get PTSD.