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To: Finny

btw, germans surpassed anglos in war technology by FAR. it was british code breaking efforts combined with american massive manufacturing capacity that broke the germans. We(americans) threw more tanks and jeeps at them than they had bullets. And the british(with american helpers) code breakers told us where to throw the most “stuff” at them for the greatest effect.

otherwise, the germans had the whole world whupped. Like it or not, that is the facts jack.


121 posted on 06/21/2010 9:21:49 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: mamelukesabre
Pretty well informed on WWII and German technolgy of the day, are you? Quick: which nation was first with operational jet fighters in the air and shooting down enemy planes? (and no, despite what some will tell you, it wasn't Britain with its Meteor). Which nation had the flying wing (the precurser to our B2 stealth bomber) up and in the air flying before the end of WWII?

But you aren't very cognizant of the obvious virtues of capitalism and free markets, let alone the sheer cultural superiority and therefore better morale of Americans over Germans; THAT is why we won the war. The Germans followed orders (have you ever read the Arms of Krupp? You might give it a try ... very informative) against their better judgment because it was and is so ingrained in their culture, and Americans of that era simply would not have done so because that type of obedience to authority has NEVER been ingrained in American culture.

And indeed, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, more Americans could claim German descent than of any other European nation; Germans settled much of Texas, cowboy yodeling came from German influence, and even American-style cowboy boots were said to have originated from German immigrants to America. Germans in Germany were losers even when they had the best technology; Germans in America helped foster one of the most quintessential of noble American images, the American cowboy.

You live in fear and sadly, you probably vote in fear. Vivir con miedo es vivir media. To live in fear is to half-live.

131 posted on 06/22/2010 12:43:23 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent)
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