I replied to someone saying that the USSR defeated the Nazis saying that it was a group effort. Got into an argument and called a Nazi repeatedly because “I was mad that the USSR defeated the Nazis and hated them for it” which is ridiculous. This isn’t the first time that’s happened on Lemmy. What’s up with that?
the person you replied to said:
the original claim was not that the soviets won single-handedly. they were responsible for taking on 70-80% of the german war effort.
Too bad the axis was made up of more than Germany.
even accounting for all axis partners, the eastern front absorbed the vast majority of axis military capacity throughout the war.
the original claim was not that the soviets won single-handedly, from what i can tell it was that the US did not.
“The US didn’t win the war, the Soviets did”. You’ve quoted it to me twice now.
it was a group effort, but the US didn’t win it; the soviets did.
A statement which contradicts itself.
it’s only contradictory if you assume “group effort” means equal contribution…
which is the whole point being contested.
That’s just nonsense. If it’s a group effort, it means that they achieved it together. If I did 70% of a project and someone else did 30%, it was a group effort, and we achieved the goal together.
Then Let’s talk about the Soviet contribution to the Pacific theater. Or does that not count because it isn’t eurocentric?
they declared war on japan in 1945 as agreed in yalta; destroyed the kwantung army in manchuria in under a fortnight and were instrumental in forcing the japanese surrender as they lost all hope of a land defense. the kwantung was the primary reserve force for that planned defense.
Why do you hate acknowledging the death of those who fight against fascism?
why are you incapable of asking something more interesting than a loaded question?