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No, I think you are vastly underplaying the extent to which Germany was America’s enemy. Don’t forget that Jews had escaped Germany to the US, especially promin
by ceilingcorner 6y ago
No, I think you are vastly underplaying the extent to which Germany was America’s enemy. Don’t forget that Jews had escaped Germany to the US, especially prominent scientists like Einstein. The US didn’t ‘hold a grudge’ because the Cold War power struggles didn’t allow for it. West Germany needed to be an ally.
- the_af 6y ago> West Germany needed to be an ally Oh, I definitely agree with this! This attitude also helped shape the narrative of WW2, especially of the Eastern Front [1], by former Wehrmacht officers in the employ of the US Army Historical Division. The Cold War made friends of former enemies, and let them tell their story in an unprecedented way -- an instance of history being told by the losers. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Eastern_Front https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Eastern_Front
- 082349872349872 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23401308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23401308 for my conspiracy theory on how Hitler wound up in the bunker, without requiring he be a madman. (Any good recent Hitler rants? Or has that meme fallen into desuetude?)