Industry at that time expanded almost uninterruptedly. During the epoch of capitalistic upsurge especially in the last few decades before the World War these concessions, at least in relation to the top layers of the proletariat, were of a completely genuine nature. In order to guarantee the triumph of their interests in big questions, the ruling classes are constrained to make concessions on secondary questions, naturally only so long as these concessions are reconciled in the bookkeeping. Jean Jacques Rousseau, The origins of inequality 1754 From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows, “Beware of listening to this impostor you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody.” “The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, and said "this is mine," and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. It will only come when we throw away our guns, stop voting for psychopaths and learn to share resources.you know, like we tell our children Freedom does not come at the end of a barrel. The very idea of brave war heroes are just more fairy tales.they are terrified cannon fodder hoping to God they will survive. Our life styles are contingent upon the continued misery of millions in the third world that was created by the west While the British used colonial occupation, the US has used imperialist regime change overthrowing well over 50 elected governments since WW2 alone, and waging imperialist war for resources in the Middle East and Northern Africa today. America's star was rising and so was the need for huge amounts of material resources that the US would need. The British had their colonial possessions and were already up to their necks in blood and fighting to hold on to them, against the heavily industrialized Germany that was desperate to get their share. All wars are fought out over the control of the world's resources by the world's major industrialized nations, as none of them have the resources within their own borders to feed their industries. The reasons given for going to war by our leaders in defending freedom and democracy are just rubbish. The Complete History of World War II is a finely researched treatment of one of history's costliest and most consequential conflicts.Īll these documentaries on WW2 only serve to ensure the real reasons for the war are never understood, because, let's be honest, we are spoiled snowflakes in the west and much prefer to believe fairy tales than the awful truth. The film is steeped in an impressive collage of imagery from the period, and its constant barrage of information is delivered deftly and with a great attention for detail. as they officially began their foray into the war.įrom the unimaginable horrors of tens of millions of dead soldiers and civilians to the tremendous acts of valor in the face of insurmountable odds, the documentary pays tribute to the grand canvas of the Second World War with profound and solemn respect. The date that would forever live in infamy demanded a swift and powerful retaliation from the U.S. The second segment submerges us in the growing tensions between Japan and the United States, and the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor. What follows is a complex tale of rapidly spreading tyranny, innovative combat strategy, the strengths and insecurities of the world's most powerful leaders, and a series of military milestones including the fall of France, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and Hitler's first overture to war with the Soviet Union. This aggressive action was met with an immediate and dire response from Britain and France, who threatened full-fledged war if German soldiers failed to withdraw. Most historians trace the opening curtain of the war to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party, and their infiltration of Poland in 1939. This was as an unspeakably tragic conclusion to a long and ugly conflict, but the events leading up to it were no less dramatic. The United States drops two nuclear bombs atop Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 130,000 civilians and effectively drawing a close to the war. Spread across two tightly presented segments, the film is a feast for viewers who are anxious for fresh insight and perspective on this defining moment in world history. With staggering ambition and an epic storytelling sense, The Complete History of World War II transports viewers back to the war to end all wars.
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