• CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    WW2 required a specificity of purpose and dedication that modern America lacks.

    You could make an argument that ww3 started just as soon as ww2 ended and this moment represents a possible conclusion to that era.

    I can’t imagine we have the fight in us enough to mobilize like we had in the past.

    • HamManBad [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      This is unfolding more like WWI than WWII, regional wars to establish imperial dominance are escalating beyond their stated goals as different spheres of influence start colliding into each other. The American Hitler will be an opportunist former DSA member who latches onto nationalist discontent says “let’s do that again, but more intentionally!”