• freagle
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    9 days ago

    You’re forgetting everyone who fled and all the kids and relativea of dead soldiers. Those who gave up or lost something that close will require an enemy of evil to make the sacrifice worth it

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      9 days ago

      People who fled are unlikely to come back, and they wouldn’t have fled if they actually wanted to fight. There obviously will be people who are resentful, but that was that the case in Germany after WW2 as well. My expectation is that majority of people who have a grudge will just flee to the west.

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        9 days ago

        Sure, but they will still be able to affect the situation, like gusanos in the USA.

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          9 days ago

          Gusanos are little more than a fig leaf for American imperialism. They don’t direct policy, they’re just there for the photo ops and op-eds as needed.

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            9 days ago

            They have a noticeable influence on elections and therefore are forever part of policy calculus.