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>The Second World War wiped away domestic conflicts in the face of an existential threat, and gave a generation of men so much valor as to put them beyond repro
by wu-ikkyu 9y ago
>The Second World War wiped away domestic conflicts in the face of an existential threat, and gave a generation of men so much valor as to put them beyond reproach.
This comment is ignorant of the reality of black military members, both during the war and after.
- BeetleB 9y ago>This comment is ignorant of the reality of black military members, both during the war and after. As I mentioned in another comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15935787 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15935787), this is because it was not voluntary problem solving. In the military you follow orders. Research generally shows that working together voluntarily to solve a common problem, where each side needs the others' skills, really does reduce polarization.
- lodi 9y agoOr, for that matter, Japanese-American citizens...
- TheAdamAndChe 9y ago> This comment is ignorant of the reality of black military members Sure, but the major internal strife within America in the late 20's wasn't based upon race, but upon economics and inequality. Just because it didn't remove _all_ strife within an entire nation(which will never happen) doesn't mean that it didn't smoothe things over for most Americans.