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[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was this lecture aimed at me or someone else?

[–] immuredanchorite@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

definitely aimed at you, but also edifying for anyone who might think the USA was solidly on the side of good during the war. The US entered the war in 41, but they refused Stalin's repeated requests to open a second front against Germany. They went to north africa first and then italy, waiting until the German eastern front had nearly collapsed before landing in Normandy. The US was essentially racing against the red army, trying to prevent the soviet union from liberating the entirety of europe under the banner of liberation for humankind. Once the US reached Germany and peace began, the US almost immediately formed NATO and appointed Nazi war criminals into its upper ranks while putting nazi war ciminals in charge of west germany. The yankee government is bad and always has been. throughout all of its history it only has made good choices when it has been dragged kicking and screaming.

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The US entered the war in 41

two fucking years late because they were too cozy with the nazis

[–] wombat@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

4 years; the war started in 1937 with Japan's invasion of China.

[–] Autonomarx@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Do you have any specific book recommendations on this?