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Good job, learning this lesson from WW1 will surely help you win WW2 (which you will start)
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Isn't internal propaganda like that just a way to sell a decision you've already made, rather than the cause of the decision?
I'm very skeptical of the idea that states go to war for ideological reasons. I'd always heard they were afraid of being contained and believed that their unfavourable position could only possibly get worse so they decided to roll the dice now.
I dunno. The one thing you have to keep in mind about those people is that they are dumb. Imagine the dumbest person you can, they are dumber than that.
I don’t think that’s a good framing of it, because it makes them “other” and not a mistake you could possibly make.
They were hurt. They were ashamed. And a scapegoat made that pain less. That’s a very human reaction, I think we can all succumb to that balm sometimes. You lose your job, it’s not your fault, these other guys are to blame. It’s a defense mechanism, it can save your sanity in a time of extreme emotional turmoil.
And it can also lead to horrible, horrible things. And people need to know that, and be careful of it. Because if you don’t actively fight it, it’s an easy default thing to do.
And that’s terrifying.