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		pmoriarty on May 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: War Is a Racket (1935) 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.

lizardking on May 25, 2023 [–]

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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