How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII

Re:How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII by FpUser on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:59PM (#43933429)

>"there really is something incredibly romantic about the era of war mobilization. Ordinary people had a purpose simply assigned to them, and if nothing else I think it's still the case that people in all eras crave purpose."

Sure. Food rationing, mass poverty, inability to do anything but prescribed work, mass hysteria. All things to look forward to.

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Re:How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII by GuardianCaveman on Thursday May 08, 2025 @11:02PM (#43933446)

Yeah next time we can just sit it out and let the enemy bayonet babies and slaughter 20 million Chinese people. Ever read rape of nanking?

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Re:How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII by FpUser on Friday May 09, 2025 @03:47PM (#43940327)

>"...just sit it out and let the enemy..."

If enemy attacks you then you do not have to sit it out. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. But calling this "do" romantic is pure BS in my opinion, well unless somebody craves looking at mutilated corpses in "romantic" way.

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