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Don't be a loser (thelemmy.club)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1855263/don-t-be-a-loser

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[–] 17 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Nah Nazism was totally fine and even applauded until they started expanding and were going to pose a competition problem for established capitalists. The allies won because they had the common interest of crushing a competitor that would cost them profit and power. The axis lost because the 3 of them were empire building and didn't have common interest beyond "don't fight over the same stuff. Maybe help each other?"

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    The axis lost because the 3 of them were empire building and didn't have common interest beyond "don't fight over the same stuff. Maybe help each other?"

    I think this is probably the best response. The allies wanted to protect the status quo including their own colonial empires. There was talk of "self determination", but that did not apply to their own colonies.

    Here is a list of British Colonies, Protectorates and Dominions in WWII

    When Japan attacked the US, they were actually attacking their colonies of Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island and Wake Island.

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