The whole Stalin thing and the cozying up to the USSR was a big fucking deal. I recently watched a 1944 Hollywood movie and the portrayal of the Soviets was as comrades to the US. A little backwards, but absolutely a fellow traveler. @ this point I'm not convinced that Hitler and his minions were worse. They were both SOBs that many people adored. Hirohito and Mao are in a similar category. What if Britain, France, and the USA just said fuck it and let the assholes go at it. Kind of like Sweden.
The whole Stalin thing and the cozying up to the USSR was a big fucking deal. I recently watched a 1944 Hollywood movie and the portrayal of the Soviets was as comrades to the US. A little backwards, but absolutely a fellow traveler. @ this point I'm not convinced that Hitler and his minions were worse. They were both SOBs that many people adored. Hirohito and Mao are in a similar category. What if Britain, France, and the USA just said fuck it and let the assholes go at it. Kind of like Sweden.
Comparing evil versus evil is not ethical.
One can only guess if picking a side against hitler was the right move.
Hitler was SOB, however, giving a free pass to Soviets was the real loss. Soviets needed to be dismantled after WW2, by force, if necessary.