People seem to enjoy invoking WWII in debates about Russia and what the the United States should do in Ukraine. This call to pathos urges us to “be the good guys” “again” and fight for “freedom.” Okay, so let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about standing up to bad guys and chains of command and new world orders that are pretty fucking old. If you want to make it about WWII, let’s make it about WWII.
On who we call the good guys
On who we call the good guys
On who we call the good guys
People seem to enjoy invoking WWII in debates about Russia and what the the United States should do in Ukraine. This call to pathos urges us to “be the good guys” “again” and fight for “freedom.” Okay, so let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about standing up to bad guys and chains of command and new world orders that are pretty fucking old. If you want to make it about WWII, let’s make it about WWII.