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WWII was brutal. It was an existential war that had to be won, and we did win, and at great cost and tragedy. I do not think Americans fetishize WWII, but I thi
by SubiculumCode 6y ago
WWII was brutal. It was an existential war that had to be won, and we did win, and at great cost and tragedy. I do not think Americans fetishize WWII, but I think we do think of WWII with some pride, not for the evil that was committed, but for the triumph over a larger evil. It is too easy to look back and criticize the hard choices leaders made when faced with terrible situations.