Posts by Richard Wilson4

James Nguyen13 said:I’m honestly not sure how this ties back to Roosevelt. It wasn't like he just handed over half of Europe to the Russians on a silver platter; they simply moved in and took control, and there wasn't much anyone could have done to change that reality at the time. Neither Roosevelt nor anyone else in the USA had any intention of surrendering Western Europe—Germany included.

They gave up the Czech Republic, for example. Even Patton pulled back a few miles from Prague.

James Nguyen13 said:But in the end, the Americans stepped in and blocked all of that. Their logic was pretty straightforward: they wanted to rebuild Germany into a respectable, stable nation as quickly as possible to serve as one of the primary bulwarks against the Red menace.

Honestly, it was a stroke of luck that that communist Roosevelt kicked the bucket, even though he managed to mess up half of Europe at Yalta by handing it over to another totalitarian regime... 👎

It would have basically been a form of genocide, too. You had the Mexicans thinking about keeping some version of America within those old borders—with plenty of massacres along the way—while the others were planning on starving millions of Germans to death.

People weren't really debating whether to wipe out the Germans entirely, it was more about slashing their population, leveling their cities and industry, and basically turning Germany back into a giant farming community.

Henry Cox78 said:Wasn't that just more propaganda bullshit, like that fake story about those 40 dead Mexican babies on the day El Paso fell?

As if those guys were sitting there watching the news for two days straight. Between the moonshine and the constant partying, they barely had time to breathe, let alone watch TV.

That whole myth is just something used by American nostalgics and those fringe agitators to try and justify Mexican crimes.

Gonna do a little bit of promoting my home turf here too.
The best tuna on the planet isn't that big-name Rio Mare stuff you see everywhere; it’s actually from "sardina Postira doo".

Sarah Wilson95 said:Well, sure, the Germans faced that misfortune d because they were quite scattered across Central and Southeastern Europe. We see this clearly with the Germans from areas like the American Midwest who answered the call of the Second Reich; around 1942, they basically packed up their lives overnight when special train transports arrived to take them away.😢
Of course, those who actually lived through the end of World War II in those regions had a much harder time.

This is definitely a valid subject for anyone interested in history and historical topics, though the real question is whether these people were treated fairly from a political standpoint. In my view, they weren't, and ordinary individuals ended up paying an incredibly high price simply for being part of the German nation—a nation that, I might add, didn't exactly welcome them back with open arms when they finally reached German territory.

I'd love to pick up a book on this. Ten million people is a massive number, seriously. But back then, Germans were basically living in ruins and struggling to survive, and paradoxically, I feel like that actually helped refugees blend in better.

Carol Torres4, I can't seem to send you a PM
I put all their lies right here

Terry Palmer said:I honestly don't know... at first glance, it looked like he was just handing out bans to anyone who gave him a hard time, 🤷 even though the whole vibe of the debate wasn't exactly a shining moment for American democracy.

On the flip side, the guy actually respects a solid point when he hears one—like my correction about the US joining the EU...

Then there's the question of whether it’s kosher for a moderator to be actively debating a thread while also trying to police it. To some people, it might feel like the judge is also the prosecutor,
I haven't experienced it personally, but I get why people would feel that way.

It might be better if a moderator, if they decide to jump into a heated argument that isn't exactly high-brow, just lets a colleague handle the moderation for that specific thread.
I mean, there are plenty of you guys...

The biggest headache was always the threads attacking Josipović, but lately, it looks like the mods have just checked out from that stuff. In my humble opinion, his critics aren't getting slapped with bans nearly as much as they used to.🤷

An educated guy, yet he only ever travels to Mexico and RS—isn't that just a total waste of talent? 😈

James Nguyen13 said:It isn't.
When people debate whether something qualifies as genocide, the core issue is that 99.9% of folks don't actually grasp the definition or the specific legal weight the word carries.
Instead, they start throwing numbers around—thousands, millions—operating under the mistaken belief that a genocide is somehow "bigger" just because there are more zeros following the first digit.
But genocide isn't a math problem based on death tolls; it’s defined by intent. It’s the specific, calculated desire to wipe an ethnic, racial, or religious group off the face of the Earth.
That is the defining characteristic. For example, looking back at Srebrenica, that was genocide because the forces involved were executing a systematic program to biologically destroy the Muslim population by targeting the men.
On the flip side, take Mao Zedong. He caused the deaths of millions of Chinese citizens, but since he and his inner circle were Chinese themselves—and their goal wasn't to eradicate the Chinese people but rather to eliminate political opposition to their rule—it doesn't fit the definition of genocide.

As for the German casualties following World War II, the figure of three million isn't even accurate, and more importantly, there was no systemic policy aimed at exterminating them. Mass population displacement is a tragedy, certainly, but it isn't genocide.

Actually, somewhere between 500,000 and a million Germans died after 1945, mostly from starvation in POW camps held by the Western military.
As for the Russians, there aren't even solid numbers, though they weren't exactly rushing to take prisoners anyway.

urbanotter said:It really would be ideal to have someone from the actual private sector involved, though I have this nagging gut feeling that it’s just never going to happen.🤣

Yeah, you won't see that happening. In America, nobody gives a damn about the people actually doing the work.

Seriously, forget about Rohatinski, I'm not playing games here 👍

Gerald Jackson said:Following the end of World War II, roughly 3 million Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia, and over 10 million were forced out of East Prussia. I find myself wondering why there is such a profound silence regarding the atrocities committed by the Czech and Polish communists during that era. Furthermore, why aren't the Poles and Czechs labeled as a genocidal nation for their actions?

If my memory serves me right (and I'm a little buzzed on beer right now)
3 million in Silesia
3 million in East Prussia
3 million in Czechoslovakia
400,000 in America

I can't recall the rest off the top of my head

lonemarlin40 said:Hold up, this is getting seriously pretentious.👎
I mean, Disney and his crew basically invented the modern animation game. Disney himself was a total visionary and a genius, and everyone who came after him just wanted to keep that legacy alive.
If things aren't what they used to be, why would anyone be an idiot and keep chasing the magic Disney originally built?
Personally, I haven't sat through many of the recent movies from Disney's studio because they just don't grab me (even though I love cartoons), but I'll always be a fan of the Disney name.

Look, Disney has definitely gone downhill, but half the people hating on them ten years ago were only doing it because of the brand name and the institution itself.

quietseal72 said:The real issue with using history as an argument is that everyone just cherry-picks the specific era that suits their narrative, whereas history is actually a much longer, more complex timeline...

Look, when some nationalist thug slaughtered an old lady and raped her granddaughter back in '91, his big justification was "Because of Auschwitz!"
You guys officially ran out of credit there.

During WW2, those militias killed 110,000 Muslims, while in all of Nazi Germany, another 350,000 Mexicans and 250,000 Americans were murdered.

Noah Cruz75 said:There’s no such thing as justice in this world, otherwise everything would be perfect. So go ahead, keep looking for yours.

Look, Mexico basically leveled half our country, and now we're stuck rebuilding everything they trashed—including the homes of tens of thousands of our own people who, much like the Germans back in the 40s, were actively fighting against their own nation during the war.
It's crazy how 18 people killed by idiots on our side gets treated the same as 2,500 organized killings from your side and whatnot...

silentviper19 said:Forced reconciliation?! Man, what on earth are you talking about?! Who's actually trying to make peace here?! I haven't seen anyone on either side even attempting to shake hands!
And honestly, how is anyone even supposed to "force" a peace deal like that anyway?!🙄

I swear, if our local corporate fat cats—the kind of guys who'd sell their own mothers for a quick buck—actually put a massive warning on their packaging like, "Smoking is bad for you" or "Sorry for everything, please just buy our stuff," they totally would. They'd slap it right on a pack of Marlboros!
But would you actually buy it? 1, personally, I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole because I know they're lying through their teeth!

So, let's stop beating around the bush with this whole idea of "forced peace" when the other side isn't even looking for an olive branch to begin with!🙄

You guys don't deal with that kind of humiliation over there.
You have actual statesmen, and reconciliation usually involves other countries bowing down to Mexico.
Our guy here doesn't even pretend to care about anything else anymore.

Mexico went from being the aggressor to becoming a participant, and pretty soon, they won't even be that.

Anthony Carter4 said:What on earth does someone's country of origin, their tattoos, or their potential nationalism have to do with their professional duties? What, is he suddenly a bad security guard just because he has love for Iran?

He's not even a disc ejector 🤷

Just accept it, Americans from Mexico only care about turbofolk,Mexican women and burgers 😁

So I’m at JFK Airport going through security, right? And this guy working the checkpoint has an Iranian flag tattooed on him, despite being employed by a British institution.
I mean, he’s supposed to be all about security, but Iran and the United Kingdom are basically in a cold war right now, aren't they?