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TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Oh, ok. That must be why the Japanese attacked the US, right? Because they were hoping for peace.

Literally yes. The Japanese were trying to wipe the entire Pacific fleet out with one punch, making it too costly for the Americans to enter the war. They were hoping that America would cut their losses and settle for a negotiated peace that allowed the Japanese to keep their Pacific holdings.

Saddam Hussein was just as racist, nationalist, authoritarian, expansionist, and cruel as Benito Mussolini. So what exactly is the difference?

Saddam Hussein was just as racist, nationalist, authoritarian, expansionist, and cruel as Benito Mussolini. So what exactly is the difference?

The devil is in the details… Fascism may have some overlaps with the Baathis party, mostly with their authoritarianism. But it’s pretty distinct from it considering Baathism revolves around pan Arabic unity and socialism.

You sound like a republican, circa 2003

Lol, and you sound like Neville Chamberlain circa 1930’s.

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