Quote (ferdia @ Mar 14 2022 11:21am)
That post is quite deep and I hesitate to respond to it noting it touches on several issues created by America or the International community over the last 80 years. i.e. Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran etc etc. Ultimately America has pursued its America First policy overseas (crude I know but some minds might understand my meaning) but that this has had at times side effects which have been or are troublesome. I accept that this will not change how America treats those countries that it does not get on well with. I mean, its not hard to see why 9/11 did not occur in, say, Canada, or Switzerland.
agree with all of that but again I would not use WW2 as an example noting people get triggered when using that example (I accept its a valid point you made and I do agree with you though). I tend to abide by Godwins Law by not referring to that period. I also refrain from talking about Israel noting conversations blow up with regards to either of those topic's.
I get that but it's an appropriate example. I don't have a crystal ball to see how things could of been differently, but most historians agree that the way Germany was blamed after WW1 has a very direct link to the way their economy turned out which in turn gave the Germans a reason to turn to a populist like Hitler. That by no means serves to justify nazi actions but for objectivity's sake it's important to understand the mechanics of why things turned out the way they did.
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Mar 14 2022 09:33am