It can be true simultaneously that there are many people who should have been purged but weren't and that many shouldn't have been purged but were (or could have been dealt with in a manner other than execution).

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wasnt even thinking of purges, I was thinking of ww2

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Could you tell me about how he was too soft during WW2?

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Didn't stop at Berlin

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

So you would say that he should have invaded Europe, and fought with several European powers along with the US on top of Japan after suffering the catastrophic caused by the Nazis? The first nuclear bombs would have been dropped on the USSR, and honestly I think the US would have been willing to ally with Japan for the sake of fighting the Communist Menace in that circumstance considering historical stances people like Truman took regarding potentially supporting Germany against the USSR to start with.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i wouldn't be as flippant as that, a continuation of the war would have been its own sort of horror.

however, the yalta/potsdam settlement was a negotiated surrender of communists movements globally in exchange for a soviet sphere in eastern europe. greek communists were explicitly told to stand down, communist movements in france/italy were pressured to disarm and pursue parliamentary path.

there were revolutionary opportunities that were squandered, but it was a no-win scenario. the allies made it clear that turning eastern europe into a radioactive crater would be their defense plan, and the timing of that contributed to the decision that was made

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

there were revolutionary opportunities that were squandered, but it was a no-win scenario. the allies made it clear that turning eastern europe into a radioactive crater would be their defense plan, and the timing of that contributed to the decision that was made

The Chinese Civil War also didn't have a clear winner yet. It made little sense for the Soviet Union to send aid to Greek communists against Greek nationalists only for Chinese communists to lose against Chinese nationalists. The second phase of the Chinese Civil War was the first modern proxy war with the US backing the KMT and the Soviet Union backing the CPC.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

Solid points. I was being hyperbolic in the first place and just having fun. But yeah, getting nuked would have been bad. Getting nukes earlier wasnt really an option either...