ThePKNess t1_j64cmn1 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Reply to comment by DolphinsBreath in ELI5: How is donating equipment to participate in war, not considered going to war? by lloyd705

Well that's just nonsense, the Axis intentionally went to war knowing it would draw in the Western powers. Nazi Germany in particular specifically wanted another world war in order to reorder the world in their favour, much as they interpreted the First World War to have reordered the war in the Entente's favour.

If you want to argue that no-one wanted the First World War and it only occurred as a result of brinksmanship gone too far then you can certainly make that case. I wouldn't agree, but you could make that case.

DolphinsBreath t1_j69obua wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Missing the point. Some may have prepped for a war they wanted, but no one wanted the war we actually got. The lesson of WWI was forgotten in only 20 years; don’t take anything for granted.