US national martial myth is one of the few rallying points left for decent people. It would be imprudent to throw out with the bathwater. Putin, e.g., balances this dynamic well in dealing w/ the Lenin & Stalin legacies.
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My great-uncles & grandfathers were duped into fighting on behalf of their enemies. Lamenting that is an act of loyalty.
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Is duped the right word? The lines were drawn by almost inevitable historical forces, at which point there isnt much left to do but rally & win.
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The US went from hard isolationism to full-bore War Socialism in under 300 days thanks to FDR's manipulation of the Empire of Japan. I think "duped" is indeed the right word.
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Related: Just be cause we're accused of being Nazis every 5 seconds does not mean you need to defend, in any way, the actual Third Reich.
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And just because the United Nations weren't good guys doesn't mean the Axis were.
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^^^^ There were no "good guys" in WWII.
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Hard disagree
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I await your counterpoint. The best Europe had stayed out of the war. The Finns might be an exception.
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after my Bane tweetstorm
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If the West had stayed out, you'd have an ethnically cleansed eastern Europe, including Poland, filled with Germans. Looking at both countries today, this is in no way the better outcome.
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True(assuming Hitler achieved all his goals) but not an answer.
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there's a reasonable amount of family loyalty to expect, but there's also pointing out that the whole thing was a dumb-as-crap war we shouldn't have been in and that led directly to the travesties of the modern day
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I can't even look at my timeline. Absolutely cringe-tier
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I'm 4th gen german but really the US shouldnt have gotten involved in either of the world wars except to the degree to take revenge on Japan
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