Since The Warrior decided to delete his own thread...which actually was gravitating towards being a great discussion, I decided to bring it back but with a much different perspective.
The first part of this change will come in the link to the cracked.com article itself. I'm going to link it from digg.com for the simple fact that it shows hundreds of user comments that say the same exact thing I did after having read the article for the first time.
http://digg.com/comedy/The_5_Most_Widely_Believed_WWII_Facts_That_Are_BullshitMy initial reaction to these so called facts was...who in the blue hell believes these things to be fact?
I never see or hear people suggesting that WWII was won by America single handedly. What I do hear and know for a fact is that America provided a huge amount of money and weapons to Russia which greatly aided the Russians in their defense against German aggression. We may have come close to single handedly financing the victory but again, Americans know the truth, it was a team effort by the Allies.
In any case, Allies is spelled A L L I E S...not A M E R I C A. Americans get it, we know that our contribution was part of a much larger cause. We all bled together. For those sacrifices, most Americans are extremely grateful.
In the previous thread, there were a few anecdotal claims posted by various members which were trying to provide a base of support for the article. Most of these claims come from children...I'll let you be the judge of their wisdom or lack thereof.
In any case, because of America's screw-ups in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think America bashing is fashionable at the moment. IMO, I think the cracked.com article is just as flawed as the myths it's trying to dispel.
If you want to chime in with your own 2 cents, by all means. And if the thread gravitates towards other matters...so be it. I don't pack up my toys and go home.
Free speech FTW!
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