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"A key defence of appeasement, and especially the 1938 Munich Agreement, is that it gave Britain and France time to rearm against the Nazi threat." They declar
by stosto88 6y ago
"A key defence of appeasement, and especially the 1938 Munich Agreement, is that it gave Britain and France time to rearm against the Nazi threat."
They declared war on Germany...
- tgv 6y agoAfter Germany had taken Austria, Sudetenland and Poland, isn't it. With a username like that, you should be careful to comment on WW2.
- lifeisstillgood 6y agoCan you explain the username comment - I am assuming there is some kind of "dog whistle" involved but for the life of me I cannot get it?
- mrcarrot 6y agohttps://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/88 https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/88
- csunbird 6y agoor maybe he was born in 1988. Although his comment history is, I am not sure how to say it in PC way, unpleasant.
- hef19898 6y agoAfter Germany declared war and invaded Poland. Poland was an ally of both Britain and France. No question who started WW2, and who wanted it from the get go. It was the Germans.
- dang 6y agoBetween this comment and the username, I think the probability tilts towards this username being trollish. That's not allowed on HN, so I've banned this account. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20trollish%20username https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... If you'd like to pick a different username we'd be happy to change it for you. Email hn@ycombinator.com in that case.