• Kirp123@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    They came and saved us from Hitler once they were under attack themselves, they didn’t just jump in immediately. Hitler was quite popular in certain circles in the US before they joined the war. But yeah they did help Europe and the soldiers that gave their life for that are heroes.

    On another note, the Soviet Union also helped fight against Hitler as much as the Allies.

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      4 months ago

      they didn’t just jump in immediately.

      the Soviet Union also helped fight against Hitler as much as the Allies.

      Both true, i’d prefer if we didn’t have to jump in and the US sorts itself out without foreign intervention. But when i see these razzias against people of colour or read stories from the lgbtq, I cannot think it’s their problem.

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        shouldnt lgbtq+ issues in the EU be resolved first by the EU?

        edit: i was referencing the fact that half of the voting population of an EU country would rather voting for someone who said that They™ are putting microchips in soda and that someone who allied with nazi germany and was responsible for the deaths of, according to wikipedia, at least a quarter of a million jews was a national hero than for someone who said she was going to make same sex civil unions legal

        if they cant ensure that people from one of their countries doesnt vote for someone who said loved nazis and fascists, how can they make sure that a country from another continent wont support someone who requires you knowing the definition of fascism to say he is one

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          Sure, but according to that logic Europe would speak german because the us was still resolving racism issues in the us first.

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        4 months ago

        the soviets two years after signing an agreement that parted up europe between hitler and stalin.

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          4 months ago

          The Soviets after England and France not wanting to have an alliance against the Nazis (that was the reason of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact).

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      Don’t worry, there’s no way that the US wouldn’t make it Europe’s problem if he started invading other nations.

      He could only invade Mexico or South America ( without triggering article 5. Since Canada and Greenland (through Denmark) are both NATO members if he messes with them then its immediately a good chunk of Europe’s problem. There’s also French Guiana in Soth America and some islands in the carribean I forgot when I started typing that would also trigger article 5.

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      Hitler was still popular in the US with more people than most would guess even after the war. Racism is deeply ingrained into the US state, has been from the very start (obviously) and never left.

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      US was hesitate to join yet another european squabble. The horrors of WW1 was still fresh in people’s minds. Also, the us wasnt sitting on their hands as it was becoming inevitable US would be forced to join. The US probably would had declared war on germany in 1942 even if japan never attacked.

      On another note, the Soviet Union also helped fight against Hitler as much as the Allies.

      The same one that was allied with hitler and invaded poland side by side? We’re just lucky hitler was a dumbass and back stabbed them.