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Only people whose knowledge of history begins with WW II think everything is Munich, and that analogy applies to everything. There was 6,000 years of recorded
by UIUC_06 4y ago
Only people whose knowledge of history begins with WW II think everything is Munich, and that analogy applies to everything.
There was 6,000 years of recorded history before Munich. It's not always correct to think that "if we appease them here, they'll be in our bedrooms next."
Sometimes in history, the two sides cut a deal, and peace was maintained for a few generations, which was all anyone expected anyway.
- timeon 4y agoThis seems bit vague.
- UIUC_06 4y agoSo you're unhappy unless some specific wars are cited?
- robochat 4y agoI agree with this sentiment but in this particular case, with the personality that Putin projects to the world, it seems like appeasement would just encouragement him to try to take more.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> There was 6,000 years of recorded history before Munich. Yeah, “Dane-geld” was written long before Munich, and references experiences much longer before Munich. The observation that accommodating aggression encourages more aggression was not first made in regards to Munich, Munich is just one notable example of that time-worn lesson being forgotten at great cost.