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Poppinjay · 02-27-2006, 09:47 AM

Another facet of the Nazi regime is that while the Holocaust could easily be the most horrific part of World War II, all of the aggression that Germany committed was against other countries with similar religious beliefs - Catholic and Protestant. The holocaust was essentially a by product of a tremendously insane man committed mostly against his own country.

The Cold War was entirely about ideology. Russia and the U.S. had far more in common in terms of faith (in essence, both were officially secular governments) than any of the countries they propped up to fight via proxy (Muslims, Shintos). It was all about the domino effect and how to get it started.

02-27-2006, 09:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	Another facet of the Nazi regime is that while the Holocaust could easily be the most horrific part of World War II, all of the aggression that Germany committed was against other countries with similar religious beliefs - Catholic and Protestant. The holocaust was essentially a by product of a tremendously insane man committed mostly against his own country. The Cold War was entirely about ideology. Russia and the U.S. had far more in common in terms of faith (in essence, both were officially secular governments) than any of the countries they propped up to fight via proxy (Muslims, Shintos). It was all about the domino effect and how to get it started. __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet Last edited by Poppinjay; 02-27-2006 at 09:49 AM..