Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by micromacrofoot on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:55PM
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"told you so" — WWII was one of the best things to happen to the US from an economic standpoint. Before joining the war effort the US was selling weapons to the allies and making piles of money doing so. Post WWII the US had the largest economic boom in history.
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It was also one of the worst things to happen to Europe, the Soviet Union, and Japan.
All of them were completely devastated, while the US was largely unscathed.
I really wonder what the world would look like today if they'd managed to avoid this senseless war and/or the first World War.
Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by lizardking on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:18PM
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This is one of the main reasons for our economic prosperity post WW II. You have room for a lot of excess in your economy when your global competition are all living in smoldering piles of rubble.
Re:War Is a Racket (1935)
by paulddraper on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:22PM
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> WWII was one of the best things to happen to the US from an economic standpoint
Sadly, that is true.
> the US was selling weapons to the allies and making piles of money doing so
Indeed.
War Is a Racket.