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**BiseCreesia** · 09-04-2012, 04:22 AM

Sigh.....I said WWI not WWII.

WWI was joined by America because of the sinking of the Lisutania (some people claim this was a ruse concocted by the government). Like Pearl harbour was a ruse because the American President more or less instigated the attack by putting a trade embargo on Japan.

People in Europe like to say Americans are stupid and uninformed, I try to prove them wrong by saying they are generalizing etc.

Try reading some history be fore you post next time.

American's were overwhelmingly against being entangled in another European war. And Edward Bernay's failed use of propaganda techniques did nothing to change American attitudes on this issue.

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor is what made the American people want to enter the war. But only against Japan.

Hitler stupidly declared war against the U.S. a couple of days after the Japanese attack in an effort to back his pacific ally.

Thus it was Hitler who pulled America into fighting in Europe during WWII not propaganda.

09-04-2012, 04:22 AM	#7
BiseCreesia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Sigh.....I said WWI not WWII. WWI was joined by America because of the sinking of the Lisutania (some people claim this was a ruse concocted by the government). Like Pearl harbour was a ruse because the American President more or less instigated the attack by putting a trade embargo on Japan. People in Europe like to say Americans are stupid and uninformed, I try to prove them wrong by saying they are generalizing etc. Try reading some history be fore you post next time. American's were overwhelmingly against being entangled in another European war. And Edward Bernay's failed use of propaganda techniques did nothing to change American attitudes on this issue. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor is what made the American people want to enter the war. But only against Japan. Hitler stupidly declared war against the U.S. a couple of days after the Japanese attack in an effort to back his pacific ally. Thus it was Hitler who pulled America into fighting in Europe during WWII not propaganda.
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