▲ 188 ▼ Splitting Eastern Europe with the Nazis, and only joining the Allied side in '41! (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] flandish@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean America isn't one person, so the meme still tracks. Whoever invented manifest destiny is definitely in the running though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I mean America isn’t one person, so the meme still tracks. "America allowed a controversial and counter-protested Nazi rally" doesn't really compare to "Stalin invaded a fourth of Europe in coalition with the Nazis" Whoever invented manifest destiny is definitely in the running though. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago* I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. Eh, technically one-sidedly helping Nazis isn't collaboration, but it's close enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Slotos@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) Oh look, „America first”-ers have arrived! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Volunteering for bans. America has many sins, which are freely discussed and memed about on this comm, but anyone who comes in to play "WHATABOUTISM" apologia for Nazi collaborators is not welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Slotos@feddit.nl -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s just that I can’t avoid seeing irony in Americans (or people overfocused on US) dismissing literally everyone to build their worldview around US faults. I mean, take a look at dessailnes’ essays repository. The whole thing is built around US, and fuck anyone else who dares to exist in the real world, because only US and recognize adversaries of US matter, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean America isn't one person, so the meme still tracks. Whoever invented manifest destiny is definitely in the running though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I mean America isn’t one person, so the meme still tracks. "America allowed a controversial and counter-protested Nazi rally" doesn't really compare to "Stalin invaded a fourth of Europe in coalition with the Nazis" Whoever invented manifest destiny is definitely in the running though. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago* I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. Eh, technically one-sidedly helping Nazis isn't collaboration, but it's close enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I mean America isn’t one person, so the meme still tracks. "America allowed a controversial and counter-protested Nazi rally" doesn't really compare to "Stalin invaded a fourth of Europe in coalition with the Nazis" Whoever invented manifest destiny is definitely in the running though. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago* I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. Eh, technically one-sidedly helping Nazis isn't collaboration, but it's close enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago* I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that they could not have been Nazi collaborators, on account of the lack of Nazis at the time. Eh, technically one-sidedly helping Nazis isn't collaboration, but it's close enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) Oh look, „America first”-ers have arrived! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Volunteering for bans. America has many sins, which are freely discussed and memed about on this comm, but anyone who comes in to play "WHATABOUTISM" apologia for Nazi collaborators is not welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Slotos@feddit.nl -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s just that I can’t avoid seeing irony in Americans (or people overfocused on US) dismissing literally everyone to build their worldview around US faults. I mean, take a look at dessailnes’ essays repository. The whole thing is built around US, and fuck anyone else who dares to exist in the real world, because only US and recognize adversaries of US matter, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Volunteering for bans. America has many sins, which are freely discussed and memed about on this comm, but anyone who comes in to play "WHATABOUTISM" apologia for Nazi collaborators is not welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Slotos@feddit.nl -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s just that I can’t avoid seeing irony in Americans (or people overfocused on US) dismissing literally everyone to build their worldview around US faults. I mean, take a look at dessailnes’ essays repository. The whole thing is built around US, and fuck anyone else who dares to exist in the real world, because only US and recognize adversaries of US matter, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Slotos@feddit.nl -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s just that I can’t avoid seeing irony in Americans (or people overfocused on US) dismissing literally everyone to build their worldview around US faults. I mean, take a look at dessailnes’ essays repository. The whole thing is built around US, and fuck anyone else who dares to exist in the real world, because only US and recognize adversaries of US matter, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
