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**verizon** · 07-14-2008, 11:23 PM

Funny, because that's not what I read in Eric's comment, which is factually correct...

I read it as implying that what happened after Hitler's decision to open the eastern front has, in some way, to be 'balanced' against "As for the Soviet Union defeating Hitler, never forget ..."

What Stalin did and did not do after the war (and even before) is irrelevant in terms of what the Soviet people did when Hitler invaded. It doesn't alter that at all. It doesn't make the sacrifice or the bravery any less. Or the impact on the Nazi war effort and the ultimate outcome of the war in Europe.

As for "... the Russians were so cowed and stupid ..." I've heard the Tsarist regime blamed for some things in my time, but that's a good one. Nice sweeping generalisation too. ~~LOL~~

07-14-2008, 11:23 PM	#13
verizon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	Funny, because that's not what I read in Eric's comment, which is factually correct... I read it as implying that what happened after Hitler's decision to open the eastern front has, in some way, to be 'balanced' against "As for the Soviet Union defeating Hitler, never forget ..." What Stalin did and did not do after the war (and even before) is irrelevant in terms of what the Soviet people did when Hitler invaded. It doesn't alter that at all. It doesn't make the sacrifice or the bravery any less. Or the impact on the Nazi war effort and the ultimate outcome of the war in Europe. As for "... the Russians were so cowed and stupid ..." I've heard the Tsarist regime blamed for some things in my time, but that's a good one. Nice sweeping generalisation too. ~~LOL~~
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