• lntl@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 days ago

    Fwiw, “the communists” is what came to my mind. They shot Mussolini and captured Berlin. Difficult to imagine any defeat without the communists.

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      3 days ago

      They sided with the fascists and were backstabbed. Its difficult to imagine the allies winning without them but at least the allies choose to fight fascism.

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        2 days ago

        I see what you mean and I make a distinction bw the Soviets and the communists. Is that valid? I think so and ymmv

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      Yeah. “Themselves” is a dangeroously inaccurate historical take and it’s discouraging to see it get so many upvotes on Lemmy. What is that even a reference to? Hitler’s suicide? Sheesh.