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The origins of WWII have a lot to do with they way what WWI ended. Germany was blockaded and the german people were starved until they were forced to sign a ver

by shkkmo 5y ago

The origins of WWII have a lot to do with they way what WWI ended. Germany was blockaded and the german people were starved until they were forced to sign a very one-sided treaty. The holocaust, which is undeniably evil, is used to to hide all the other evils that lead up to WWII or were committed during it. This capped by the completely unnecessary nuclear bombing of Nagasaki by the US. WWII was not actually an exception, we just pretend it was.

aaaaaaaaaaab 5y ago
Don’t forget the forced relocation of Germans after WWII, where the death toll is still debated, but could be as high as 2 million. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans_(1944–1950) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germ... Also, the systematic destruction of civilian targets by allied bombing campaigns: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_bombing_directive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_bombing_directive Another example is the systematic starvation of German populace in the post-war years, due to the allord policy of deindustrialization. The average daily food intake was estimated at 1000kcal! And it was not a matter of food scarcity - it was a deliberate allied policy: >Germany received many offers from Western European nations to trade food for desperately needed coal and steel. Neither the Italians nor the Dutch could sell the vegetables that they had previously sold in Germany, with the consequence that the Dutch had to destroy considerable proportions of their crop. Denmark offered 150 tons of lard a month; Turkey offered hazelnuts; Norway offered fish and fish oil; Sweden offered considerable amounts of fats. However, the Allies disallowed the Germans to trade. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_plans_for_German_industry_after_World_War_II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_plans_for_German_indu...
- shkkmo 5y ago
  I left out sooo many things. Real history is complicated and messy. If you believe any war was just "good vs. evil" you are buying into propaganda.

by shkkmo 5y ago

aaaaaaaaaaab 5y ago

Don’t forget the forced relocation of Germans after WWII, where the death toll is still debated, but could be as high as 2 million. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans_(1944–1950) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germ... Also, the systematic destruction of civilian targets by allied bombing campaigns: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_bombing_directive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_bombing_directive Another example is the systematic starvation of German populace in the post-war years, due to the allord policy of deindustrialization. The average daily food intake was estimated at 1000kcal! And it was not a matter of food scarcity - it was a deliberate allied policy: >Germany received many offers from Western European nations to trade food for desperately needed coal and steel. Neither the Italians nor the Dutch could sell the vegetables that they had previously sold in Germany, with the consequence that the Dutch had to destroy considerable proportions of their crop. Denmark offered 150 tons of lard a month; Turkey offered hazelnuts; Norway offered fish and fish oil; Sweden offered considerable amounts of fats. However, the Allies disallowed the Germans to trade. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_plans_for_German_industry_after_World_War_II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_plans_for_German_indu...

shkkmo 5y ago
I left out sooo many things. Real history is complicated and messy. If you believe any war was just "good vs. evil" you are buying into propaganda.