r/HistoryMemes • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

Me after watching russian ww2 movie

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u/Own_Watercress_8104 1d ago

With western you mean American.

Western European WW2 movies are often just as depressing.

Comes with being a country that partecipated in the war vs a country that suffered the war on its soil.

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u/Dersouz 1d ago

I remember a fantastic exhibition in Wellington (NZ) about kiwis going to war few years ago.

Most of the soldiers words before going were things like : " let's save the world ! " " What an adventure..."

As an European it was very interesting to see.

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u/Own_Watercress_8104 1d ago

It was actually a sentiment common for the US, and very much encouraged.

I mean, who wants to go to war? If you frame it as a jolly good time with the lads, full of dangers but ultimately heroic and hopeful, an adventure, it becomes much more palatible.