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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
I do think the brutality that took place in Europe and in the Pacific had never been seen before. I'm sure a world war 2 veteran could attest to that which I'm not. Each side then will say the other was more brutal.
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If you care to study history and read up on the books available, browse the internet etc. I'm confident you will find examples from hundreds of conflicts which will disagree with your current opinion.
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Originally Posted by August
I don't think WW2 was particularly racist compared to any other multi ethnic/cultural war in human history. Just better documented and fresh in the public's mind which is why it seems more, but war always has an ugly racial tinge to it. It's a very handy way of demonizing ones enemy without having examples of insult or transgressions to rally the people.
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Agreed
