Karlsonn

I am not trolling. But I agree with you that I was wrong in saying that the Finns were German allies throughout. They were not allies from 1939-1940 and started to be German allies in 1941.

I am not offended. You seem to like history so I am going to leave a few sources on Finland:

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_and_Mannerheim_recordin... Hitler and Mannerheim were very close.

[2] The Finns even had their own SS group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Finland#...

[3] The Finns operated concentration camps both before WW2 and during: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Karelian_concentration_ca...

The Finnish leader was Hitler's best friend, sharing his ideology and offering him military support during the siege of Leningrad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim

It took until 2018 for the swastika to be removed from the Finnish air force logo.

As for the British invading USSR, this could not be a serious consideration since the British military strength is mostly navy and air force but no ground troops.

Perhaps to make WW2 less strange, think of alliances as British/Russian group vs. French/German group with US participating at the end on the British/Russian side.

The Finns were German allies throughout. The pre-war Germans were supplied by Nordic steel while during the war they were supplied by French wheat.

The British/Russians were supplied by US tech, food, and arms

Half the "neutral" or "Defeated" countries during WW2 were just too shy to admit they were pro-German. The popularity of far right movements in these countries today is a good indicator of their allegiance back then

To be honest, I never lived in Switzerland and only know about it from my Swiss-German friends which, I imagine is a vastly different perspective than a Swiss-French, Swiss-Romansch or a Swiss-Italian would provide.

On the German side, there is a high sense of Community-First, where your neighbor will tell on you if you don't live according to regulations. This is opposite to individual-first mentality of the US where you won't tell on your neighbor for shooting fireworks in the back yard, in hopes that they don't call in on you for a noise violation later (for example). I imagine this mentality difference is the reason why direct democracy would not work in the US since everyone would pull the blanket to their end.

In terms of EU countries most similar to US, Ireland is most similar in terms of liberal economic policy while Germany is most similar in terms of culture imo.

There is very very little overlap between US and Swiss culture.

The swiss were known for being good mercenaries and for living in such rugged terrain that few nations dared to take them over.

Unlike the US, the Swiss have universal healthcare, free education and a banking secrecy law.

Politically, unlike the US, the Swiss have a council of 5 elders instead of a president. They also have direct voting rights so the citizens can influence the decisions their country makes. for example: to buy or not to buy fighter jets.

socially, the Swiss are much different from the US, giving women a right to vote in 1978. Also having mandatory military service and strong workers protection rights.

In which way is Switzerland mini-US?