Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side

Re:Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side by pembrook on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:45AM (#27288739)

Sure, it’s impossible to prove what would have happened otherwise (given the chaotic reflexive system).

But an interesting thought experiment, imagine, after ending WWII the US and its people simply sunk into the ocean.

Then you’ve got a massive imbalance of power tilted towards Stalin and the Soviets with nuclear weapons and allied with China, vs a weak UK and France.

While it’s impossible to prove the USSR wouldn’t have started caring about democracy and human rights and stopped caring about expansion on their own...I don’t think it’s a leap to say the world would be a worse place.

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Re:Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side by dncornholio on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:24AM (#27289055)

Same what if problem.. Of course the shift in power would change how we would life now, probably for the worse. That still doesn't justify anything.

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