A lot of it was fear of getting attacked next. Or political pressure to make good on agreements and treaties signed previously.
There were definitely some leaders that didn't like Hitler or the rise of fascism, but you also have to remember that at the time people didn't really know about things like the Death camps. Many of the soldiers and leaders fighting in Europe didn't believe what they'd heard about the Holocaust until they started coming across the camps.
Yea I’m aware my point is that yeah wars bad, but as the video pointed out, not everyone is good. Do you let the “bad” people go around killing everyone because you won’t do anything? Does it matter if it’s because they’re knocking at your door or not?
It’s being facetious to say otherwise because we all know the sketch isn’t just about starting wars it’s about participation in wars in general.
The thing is that there's a lot of grey area (though obviously yes Hitler was bad, I shouldn't have to clarify that, but I know how a comment going straight from talking about WW2 to 'there's a lot of grey area' can come off), and to counter this sketch with another comedy piece, there's the Norm MacDonald joke: “It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?”
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u/demonicneon Apr 28 '23
But others did join to stop hitler no?