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Posted: 2/7/2022 10:49:25 PM EDT
I think it's completely incomprehensible to the modern Western mind how ruthless and sadistic the Soviet, Japanese, and German governments got.  For me, the key lesson is how important it is for civilians to be very widely armed with rifles as a check against that happening again.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:52:10 PM EDT
[#1]
I think the Americans then probably didn't have the defeatist attitude I see today.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:53:48 PM EDT
[#2]
I am not sure that on the whole, we learned a damn thing.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:55:36 PM EDT
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Who did what now?
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:56:02 PM EDT
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Prolonged high intensity warfare is won with logistics.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:56:17 PM EDT
[#5]
the next time someone like Patton says we gotta finish the job and take out all the commies/other progressives, listen to him.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:57:06 PM EDT
[#6]
I heard that during the war, American girls would fuck for a pair of nylons.

After the war, German girls would fuck for a Hershey bar.

Turns out, German girls don’t even like Hershey bars.  That’s the lesson of WWII.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:57:56 PM EDT
[#7]
Start with dropping nukes first.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 10:59:11 PM EDT
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Yep.


And cut the head of of the snake while it is small.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:00:58 PM EDT
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The lesson is to have a department of war not a department of defense and to fight to win the war not tie or lose with one arm tied behind our backs.  I’m guessing the jag corps was smaller in WWII than the GWOT.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:01:31 PM EDT
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+1

Yup.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:01:41 PM EDT
[#11]
America's industrial might was awesome.

Or, "fuck around and find out."
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:01:58 PM EDT
[#12]
Don’t get involved in a land war in Asia.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:02:08 PM EDT
[#13]
Never trust Russians.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:02:11 PM EDT
[#14]
Americans can’t quit their secret love of Communism.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:02:39 PM EDT
[#15]
Logistics wins wars.  It's amazing what the US did with production with not only fighting vehicles, but transports (truck, trains, aircraft, ships) to keep everything going.  On top of that we supplied our Allies (Britain & British Commonwealth, USSR, French, China (KMT) and other nations) with war material.

Bigger bombs help too.

We couldn't even fight WW II now if we had to.  What steel plants?
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:02:50 PM EDT
[#16]
If you kill enough of your enemies, they'll stop fighting.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:03:09 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:03:38 PM EDT
[#18]
Evil can be slowed but never stopped.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:04:15 PM EDT
[#19]
Trust no one
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:04:42 PM EDT
[#20]
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:07:45 PM EDT
[#21]
Siding with a regime that murdered 10 million because they share your crippled president's philosophy never works out at the end of the day.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:08:08 PM EDT
[#22]
Logistics is great, nukes too, but be sure you can crack and read your enemies codes.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:08:33 PM EDT
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We hate communism.

It’s fucking communists we secretly love.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:10:39 PM EDT
[#24]
Firebombing can be your friend.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:14:06 PM EDT
[#25]
People suck, and total warfare gets shit done.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:14:28 PM EDT
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But go ahead and let them do most of the work.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:14:29 PM EDT
[#27]
Dont lose
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:16:35 PM EDT
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+1
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:21:20 PM EDT
[#29]
Interlaced tank wheels are a stupid idea as they clog with mud and freeze in the winter. Should have listed to Christy.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:27:35 PM EDT
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If you are going to fight a war, then absolutely destroy your enemy and defeat them quickly.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:30:19 PM EDT
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Damn auto correct. Probably invented by the Nazis.
Link Posted: 2/7/2022 11:32:54 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 2/8/2022 12:42:50 AM EDT
[#33]
Whoever has the scientists wins the war.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 12:49:37 AM EDT
[#34]
A majority of people can be convinced, by the media, to commit atrocities and believe they are doing a moral good.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 12:49:47 AM EDT
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This....
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:12:31 AM EDT
[#36]
If the other team has nukes but you don’t, there is no shame in surrender.

Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:14:07 AM EDT
[#37]
War sucks.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:16:53 AM EDT
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Yep. WW2 was won with factories, railroads, Liberty ships, and radios.

Coal mines, iron mines, logging trucks, jeeps, radar.

Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:27:44 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:29:08 AM EDT
[#40]
war is gay
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:31:48 AM EDT
[#41]
Invade Russian all you want.  Don't be there when winter arrives.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:33:00 AM EDT
[#42]
If you are outpacing your enemy in technological advances, delay the start of initiating total war until you have complete dominance over your enemy
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:34:21 AM EDT
[#43]
There is no reason for an ammo shortage.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:35:20 AM EDT
[#44]
We probably should have wiped all forms of communism off the face of the planet while we had the chance
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:37:02 AM EDT
[#45]
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:38:39 AM EDT
[#46]
Don’t start nothin’, won’t be nothin’.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:53:31 AM EDT
[#47]
Zippers.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 1:56:39 AM EDT
[#48]
Military industry is a safe investment.
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 2:02:31 AM EDT
[#49]
The Axis was defeated by taking the war to the civilians. Terrible but true..........
Link Posted: 2/8/2022 2:07:15 AM EDT
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I think it's completely incomprehensible to the modern Western mind how ruthless and sadistic the Soviet, Japanese, and German governments got.  For me, the key lesson is how important it is for civilians to be very widely armed with rifles as a check against that happening again.
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Stop appeasing asshole tyrants and enforce treaties.
Fire incompetent captains.
Stop thinking diplomacy will always fix things.


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