Homer, I too am grateful that Jim Robinson and Free Republic gave you the bandwidth and forum for your project. Henkster’s law is not entirely my creation, but this exercise made me realize just how powerful and determinative it is. We looked back at the war as it unfolded day by day in the NYT, and read your posts of the other background materials, I came to same same conclusion that you and colorado tanker did. I just don’t see how World War II realistically could have played out any differently than it did.
As for the retrospective and not prospective application of henkster’s law, I sincerely pray that you are right and that the course of events from here out can be corrected and are not inevitable. Given the way things are playing out, I am not at all optimistic about the future. The last thing I want 70 years from now are a bunch of Chinese blogging about Lo Mein’s law or or moslems writing in the sand about Asshur du Smelbad’s law when discussing the end of western Judeo-Christian civilization.
I need some remedial education. Please recite Henker’s Law.
My take on it is that the events of a given time preclude any possiblity of there having been an alternate history.
Given what has been happening in Europe the last few weeks, they have decided to hasten their own demise.