tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post1536841993172768464..comments2024-03-29T08:49:16.357+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: Saladin in LimboAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-69381639391265105392012-11-25T14:55:22.027+00:002012-11-25T14:55:22.027+00:00Thanks -- you make an interesting point in your fi...Thanks -- you make an interesting point in your first sentence, which hadn't occurred to me although it makes sense now you say it. The specific case of Rommel had occurred to me though, which has almost become a cliche. The fact that he tried to kill Hitler would make him a hero in anyone's book, of course, but he was respected by the Allies even before that.<br /><br />From a British point of view, the closest analogy I could think of to the respect mediaeval Christians had for Saladin was Mahatma Gandhi, who belonhed to a completely different culture and a completely different religion, and devoted his life to throwing the British out of India, and yet is almost universally regarded with the highest respect in this country. But then Gandhi was a pacifist, and the very opposite of a military leader.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-72662991185818104922012-11-25T14:14:17.809+00:002012-11-25T14:14:17.809+00:00But the Honorable Enemy is an well-established tro...But the Honorable Enemy is an well-established trope, especially in martial cultures. Generally there's only one at a time. You won't find anybody to say a good word about Nazis - but most Americans, from the 30's on who have any knowledge of Axis military personnel think of General Rommel with respect.Peni R. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.com