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I wasnt even alive then, and I think this is insanely too simple. >If America was able to keep that secret There is no America, there is the United States gov
by robertAngst 7y ago
I wasnt even alive then, and I think this is insanely too simple.
>If America was able to keep that secret
There is no America, there is the United States government. Americans did not want to join in World War 2, the president did.
When the time came to drop the nuclear bomb, these decisions were made by few people, and the popular theory is that the Democrats(incumbent) would have lost elections if the war went on, Americans died, and people found out about the Nuclear Bomb later.
The best decisions for the world are not made, the best decision for individuals are made.
I wonder what will happen when Putins or Xis back are against the wall politically. What horrors will they do for self preservation?
EDIT: Don't downvote because the Democrats were in power at the time. The Republicans would have done this too.
- wallace_f 7y ago>The best decisions for the world are not made, the best decision for individuals are made. Stanislav Petrov's insubordination is an intersting thought here.
- rocqua 7y agoBeing court martialled is better than having half your familiy, and possbily youself die in a nuclear war.
- wallace_f 7y ago>half your familiy, and possbily youself die And of course, millions of others.
- robertAngst 7y agoTo be fair, individuals are part of groups. If a group gets a benefit(survival), people will support the best thing for that group.
- AstralStorm 7y agoThis is not an absolute, people do stupid antisurvival things all the time. Especially if the drawback is long term combined with a short term benefit.