America was isolationist until they were dragged kicking and screaming into the war. Churchill was regularly crossing the Atlantic to beg Roosevelt to try to garner enough support to join the war. The American people did not care. The majority were against joining the war.

All the same today, The majority of Americans either support MAGA or are indifferent. Short of some great personal injury such as a Pearl Harbor type event, Americans will continue to be as they are.

The idea that Americans were anti-fascist heroes is propaganda. They were only angry that they got got by Japan.

[–] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 16 hours ago

The US only joined the war opportunistically and because Japan was stupid enough to drag them into it.

Ever heard of the guy named Harry Truman (I'm sure he wasn't anyone too important)? That's what he had to say about WW2:

If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible, although I don't want to see Hitler victorious under any circumstances.

The Soviets did the majority of the fighting against the Nazis and the Chinese againt Japan.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The soviets saved the world from fascism, 4/5ths of Nazi deaths were on the Eastern Front. The US took advantage of its new privledged position after World War II to become the world hegemonic empire, which leads us to today.

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Hitler and Stalin were allies from 1939 to 1941. Stalin's incompetence in the 1930s lead to the deaths of millions of Soviets, and imperiled millions more;

Churchill, for all his faults—and he had a several very bad faults—at least took Hitler seriously;

but yes, the Soviets fought harder than any Ally.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 17 hours ago

I'm so sorry that you got your education at a clown school.

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 10 points 18 hours ago

you did nothing loser, it was the soviets and the chinese who did that, you piece of shit

[–] flint@lemmy.ml 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Look up operation paperclip

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

FWIW,

wp:Operation Paperclip

and,

wp:Operation Osoaviakhim

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I want to note that the grandparents of the modern day Americans saved us from oppression and fascism

If you're talking about WW2 then you're wrong

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

wp:Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986)

He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean (according to his citation, "Lt. Hamilton displayed great courage in making hazardous sea voyages in enemy-infested waters and reconnaissance through enemy-held areas"), a Bronze Arrowhead device for parachuting behind enemy lines, and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito. He left active duty on December 24, 1945.[19] Tito awarded him the Order of Merit.[20]

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 13 points 21 hours ago

Who's "us", asshole? America has been a genocidal settler colony for centuries

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 20 hours ago

My grandfather served in the same Americanmilitary who thought it was inappropriate for him to die in the same trench as a black man or for women to wear pants. I'm not really interested in fluffing their generation - they're perfectly happy doing it themselves.