“Hitler exploited the conquered peoples of Europe and their natural resources”
Believe what you wish. That’s your choice. That does not make it true. History is written by the victors and your view happens to be the story that was written by those who won. I get that. I fully understand that many are sticking to it to this day. It is not that much different than the media of today refusing to even discuss that election fraud occurred and, further, they severely condemn anyone who supports such an idea.
Sherman also “exploited the conquered peoples.” His march to the sea from Atlanta to Savannah was a war crime. Your belief that he simply marched his troops on the highway from Atlanta to Savannah without stopping along the way to live off the backs of the subsistence farmers, who were barely able to support themselves and their families, is just wrong from what I have read and heard from those whose relatives lived it.
My relatives lived in south GA and as late as the 1960s and 1970s (four or five generations from the war) had heard stories all of their lives about the carnage Sherman poured out on their relatives from that March. By the way, they did not own slaves like 95% of the citizens of the south.
The reason for my comment on this topic is not to relive the CW. It is over and done (at least that one is). The point I am making is that we are living in a similar time. That is, there are two sides of belief on just about any topic and neither side is budging. That’s the way it was in 1861 and the period leading up to 1861.
From my perspective, the divide was very deep then and there should have been a divorce. After all, 700,000 died. For what?
It is not that different from today. Only the issues are different.
What neither of us knows is how this one will end.
Go learn some real history ok? You can’t make up your own.