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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by pmoriarty on Thursday May 25, 2023 @04:12PM (#36075538)
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.

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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by lizardking on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:18PM (#36076359)
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.
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