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Yes, not to the same extent as in Europe, but the USSR were making big headway into Japan after liberating Berlin. Avoiding a situation where Japan surrendered to the Soviets was one motivating factor for the use of nukes.

Great screenshot

“Nazi Zionism will not win”

And now for an interesting question: what if the Democratic Party’s 2024 campaign strategy had worked? What if they had somehow been able to win conservative votes without alienating progressive voters? Well, with the Republican Party electorally defeated, there would no longer be a basis for unity among the two camps of the Democratic Party’s voting constituency. Any policy decision which favors one camp would risk alienating the other camp, leaving the Party paralyzed, even if there were no Republican opposition. The contradictions within the Democratic Party’s constituency are such that winning elections comes at the expense of being able to do anything once in power, and doing anything while in power comes at the expense of winning elections.

Try explaining this to the consultants who wanted to proudly parade around the Cheney family as part of the campaign