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“The Communist dictatorship of Lenin provided a model for the totalitarianism of emerging Fascist states on the continent.” On first read I find this interpretation confusing. It seems not to address Russia’s long history of autocracy, nor the historical precedent for the Third Reich’s behavior during the German Empire’s colonial period…
— Dec 06, 2025 01:51PM
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“It should be noted that promotion of national liberation amongst colonial and minority peoples, was almost exclusively the work of the Axis.”
This is such a ludicrous anecdote that it makes me question whether or not this is a work of scholarship. Did the Germans promote liberation of French Africa after defeating France? Did the Japanese liberate the Philippines?
— Dec 11, 2025 03:42PM
This is such a ludicrous anecdote that it makes me question whether or not this is a work of scholarship. Did the Germans promote liberation of French Africa after defeating France? Did the Japanese liberate the Philippines?
