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>I have no idea how one might set about combatting nationalist/imperalist sentiment in a foreign country When it goes beyond sentiment and into a genocidal war
by kspacewalk2 4y ago
>I have no idea how one might set about combatting nationalist/imperalist sentiment in a foreign country
When it goes beyond sentiment and into a genocidal war of aggression, like it did in Russia, there is one approach that no one in their right mind would advocate for, but it does work. It certainly worked in Germany and Japan.
- denton-scratch 4y agoSure; strategic bombing (I suppose that's what you mean). Actually, my understanding is that both countries were militarily defeated; I believe that strategic bombing was really just political theatre.
- saiya-jin 4y agoWell Japan gave up immediately when Soviets entered the war with them, fire bombing of cities wasn't doing much on decision making. And Germany was literally defeated to last soldier standing, so yes strategic bombing definitely didn't defeat neither of those, just helped starve army for resources