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FirePlugDawg I never paid attention much to 'What ifs' in history. Figure history is fascinating enough and plenty of it that I do not know. But your speculation was interesting.
What if LBJ never escalated Vietnam War? Was that part of our containment that slowed Red growth until the USSR broke up?
Would that have slowed USA change in culture (counterculture then).
Would the Great Society expanded Federal Government how much faster (because the war brought down LBJ) but Govt. growth continued.
How would a lack of war to protest affected rock N roll?
I think we are telling everyone how old we are Turk!
They were kids.....the greatest generation. Could you Imagine millennial’s these days being shipped off to war?? Therapy squirrels & selfies right before their heads are blown off
That is a good one, too. On a personal basis, my life would have been changed greatly. Nixon wouldn't have been president, at least as early as he did.
As to the "Japan doesn't make war with the US" What If, I have never seen this, although one might exist. Other implications are that there would be no US involvement in Korea or Vietnam - no reason to believe these would occur. It is unlikely that Japan would have had a self-assessment that led to its industries adopting (American) quality improvement measures, and therefore, we'd likely be driving bulky, crappy cars still. India and Burma would likely have had a violent break with Britain. China would now be a backwater nation. Japan would be an active adversary to US activity in all of eastern and south Asia and the Pacific area generally. The USSR might still be an entity. The UK and Australia would have been affected in unknown ways, but certainly wouldn't be what they are today. Israel would likely not exist - which might be the purpose of WW2 in the big picture sense.
Saw Midway tonight. Good flick, better than expected. Can't put it up with SPR tho. Casting didn't help. The whole time I'm thinking, hey Deadpool! There's Francis! Then I was waiting for the other guy to start singing about nacho fries.
Oh, and the second most talented Jonas brother.
I am a big WWII buff, and I’ve studied the Pacific war a good bit. We saw Midway and really liked it. It does hold true to the basic history of things and is nothing like that trash movie, Pearl Harbor. I’d recommend seeing it. One thing to notice is early in the first wave of American torpedo bomber attacks (which were terribly ineffective and where almost all our torpedo bomber pilots get killed), George Gay, one of the pilots, crashes in the ocean. He floats on a life preserver for 30 hours before being rescued after the battle. Of the squadron’s 30 torpedo plane pilots, he was the only survivor. He literally floated in the water in the middle of the battle and witnessed, up close, the sinking of the Japanese carriers. He lived in Georgia after the war and died in Marietta in 1994. I got to meet hi in high school. A real hero.
That is very cool. And good of you to remember him here for us.
Very good of you to remember him for us.
Funny, I didn't even know a Jonas brother was in the movie. Also, I didn't recognize any of the younger actors. I'm so out of touch with pop culture it is laughable.