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Turns out half of the country just desperately wants to be on the wrong side of every issue (lemmy.world)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not really. Most Americans were quite sympathetic to the allied side before the US's entry into the war. Only very few Americans legit believed that the US should arm the Axis powers and even fewer (around 2%) believed the US should join the war on the Axis side. I got that source from back in 2004, I would swear it was from Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, but I cannot be sure.

Most of the people at least believed that the US should only be supplying the Allied side at least.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Oh no doubt the US was on the allied side but there's something to be said about sitting out and selling weapons to your allies while their infrastructure get pummelled (hording wealth from the sales) and then joining only once instigated. That, to me, says that Americans largely did not see it as their war until they were forced to participate.

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