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Originally Posted by Splum
It just amazes me the thread starter and several people in here completely have no idea what happened during World War II. Somehow I suspect there is some anti-American sentiment behind some of the postings and probably the thread starter. Any third grader in most civilized nations knows the conventional history of World War II. I think anti-American sentiment is driving a movement to revise history and make all the United States good deeds look like simple propaganda. After all the good the people and government of the United States has done for most of the world, liberating countries from tyranical rule, given more humanitarian aid than all the countries of the world combined, etc. This country isnt perfect and we make mistakes but we make them with good intentions in mind.
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Splum, you tend to put it black and white. Sure, there are extremists, but just because someone disagree doesn't make people anti-american. Hitler was a bad guy, but I don't hate the German people today. Stalin was bad, but I don't hate Russians today. USA did a good job in Europe, Africa and Pacific, but I think using the atomic bombs was a wrong decision. But I don't hate american because of that, the decision was made by few people.
Today most of us live in democracy, and in democracy you have the right to disagree. Its not that simple as "either with - or against". If someone ask me to join beating up a guy, and I say no, that doesn't make me unfriendly.. I just don't want to fight.