• PugJesus@lemmy.worldM
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    18 days ago

    At least this time it was for a legitimately good cause. Death to Nazis is life to humanity 🙏

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    18 days ago

    In 1942 only the US was sending young people into war, unlike all those other countries

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      18 days ago

      I mean, those other countries at war in 1942 probably weren’t thinking they were going to be having a good time once they graduated from high school, even if they dodged getting sent to the meat grinder, considering the circumstances on the home fronts.

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    Better luck next time white boys… I guess there were some benefits to being mixed race back then? Would have been drafted into a segregated unit, but I wouldn’t have been dying on a beach in Normandy.

    One of those rare times when systemic racism backfires I guess? Land of the free*

    *Your experience may vary depending on melanin content.