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  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    These ‘assertions’, as you term them, are based on learnings from history, or platitudes as you call, and on the considered thoughts of highly distinguished figures with infinitely more experience in the field than you or I, or anyone else...
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Firstly, this a serious issue. And secondly, for something to be platitudinous it would have to have been used over and over again throughout the thread, as opposed to 4 or 5 references on a page.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread Has the US awakened the sleeping giant?.
    Thanks for the mention but I don't blame Ukraine. :+1:
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Learning from history is a platitude now. Okay. I'm well aware of Nazi Germany, Hitler, WW2 etc. I mentioned the Treaty of Versailles, as an aside, in a direct response to you as you brought up Hitler. That's probably because children's...
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    No problem. I was at work today so apologies for the late reply. The context of that particular interaction in the thread revolved around learning from history, and followed on from my general contention throughout that the 'West' had...
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    It’s spamming the thread at this point. People can read over that particular exchange and come to their own conclusions. :+1:
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Somewhat punitive. :rolleyes: ——————— Look we’ll leave it there anyway.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    You claimed the Treaty of Versailles was far too lenient. The Treaty of Versailles led to significant resentment in Germany after WWI, contributing significantly to the rise of extremist parties, i.e. the Nazis! Whilst the Marshall Plan paved...
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    You can reply to someone else there mate. It’s become tedious now.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    The Marshall Plan emerged from efforts not to repeat the mistakes of the Treaty of Versailles. History has proven which course was better, not just for Germany but for Western Europe as a whole.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Yay…let’s have a succession of megalomaniacs. One Hitler wasn’t enough for WI_Red.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Have you learned that communism doesn’t work? Jokes aside…I’ll ask the following: what’s your take on the treatment of Germany post-WW1? Was the Treaty of Versailles a wise course of action to take? Would the same megalomaniac with ultra...
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    There should be a continuous effort to try though. History is the best teacher we have.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    Ha…No. It just amazes me that people are so casual and unreflective with serious matters like these. Look at what’s happened to Ukraine in all of this! And if we don’t learn from history then we’re doomed to repeat it.
  • Kinsella replied to the thread The Trump Presidency - Part 2.
    It’s counter factual history at this point. If he had come to power regardless, would he (and Russia) have pursued the exact same course as he has?
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