04-30-2021, 01:59 PM
I remember a National Lampoon piece in the '70s about what makes countries mad, and what they do to get even. For Germany and Japan, it was something like:[ul] [li]What makes them mad? Defeating them in a world war[/li] [li]What they do to get even: Destroy your economy
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It was tongue in cheek, but in satire and humor there's always a grain of truth. Germany and Japan became economic powerhouses after the war, with new capital infrastructure and a very powerful drive to overcome the devastation and return themselves and their countries to prosperity and success. Meanwhile, the US was wasting blood and treasure in Vietnam and fighting with ourselves...some things never change...
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It was tongue in cheek, but in satire and humor there's always a grain of truth. Germany and Japan became economic powerhouses after the war, with new capital infrastructure and a very powerful drive to overcome the devastation and return themselves and their countries to prosperity and success. Meanwhile, the US was wasting blood and treasure in Vietnam and fighting with ourselves...some things never change...