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Something something paradox of tolerance (midwest.social)
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[โ€“] cynar 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neville Chamberlain, and his appeasement policy. It was about as effective as you'd imagine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Chamberlain gets a lot of shit, but he was also responsible for massively ramping up the production of fighter planes, which is the only reason why England survived the Battle of Britain.