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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I see. So the reason you, as a "leftist," are clamouring for WWIII is because you want to support our pro-fascist government against another pro-fascist government. I'm not sure that's as valid of a cause as you think it is, idiot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

Did appeasing Hitler stop ww2? I'm advocating to stop ww3. That's very reductionist of you, and not the truth at all. But you know that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

Literally every single war since WWII has been justified by accusing the other side as being Hitler and being committed to endless expansion, including Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Every single time, supporters of war deployed the exact same rhetoric you're using now, despite the fact that in hindsight, no longer being immersed in the propaganda of the time, such claims were obviously untrue and absurd. It's just a generic go-to that anyone can use to justify any war.

But this time it's different