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The stat sheets on how likely a soldier who survived D-Day was to make it to the end of the war alive and intact may be worth looking at. There’s individual he
by vundercind 2y ago
The stat sheets on how likely a soldier who survived D-Day was to make it to the end of the war alive and intact may be worth looking at.
There’s individual heroism and that’s laudable, sure, but the war was a machine that used humans for fuel. Overall stats don’t look so bad but that’s because of how many folks it takes to support one front line soldier. If you were actually fighting your odds were… bad.
Modern footage of Ukraine may have a similar effect. Waiting around bored until a shell or drone kills you. Hooray, the glory of war.
- rightbyte 2y ago> Modern footage of... It was a wake up call for me. I mean, I have known this, but like, when you are younger you can't seem to grasp it even though elders tell you upfront and clear. However, the real shock for me was the cheering on Reddit etc accompanied with the videos. I didn't understand I had these people around me.