Comments by "voteZDLR" (@voteZDLR) on "Growing Up in Putin's Russia // How I Was Brainwashed" video.

  1. I think the majority of people in Russia aren't truly "brainwashed" they just know better than speaking out against the regime. I wouldn't call that brainwashed so much as just realistic about their Stockholm syndrome-esque situation. Even people in North Korea are all clapping and crying for the "dear leader" and doing what they're supposed to do, but there is actually a huge black market trading situation where people will have contraband in the form of Western content like movies and music, but they have to be extremely careful about it because if they get caught in a place like North Korea they will literally vanish from the face of the Earth. Russia isn't that bad (yet) but I think it's less to do with brainwashing and it has more to do with being wise and careful in the situation they find themselves in.
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  2. China definitely helped when it came to ending the war with Japan, but it was the nuclear bombs that ended the war with Japan. We did that. And the reason we did it is because Japan was fanatically dedicated to their country and the war. They wouldn't surrender, not until the last man was dead, so we showed them the strength of God (from their perspective) with two atomic bombs and threats of more if they didn't surrender immediately. But as far as boots on the ground and traditional conflict, yeah China did a lot but that was geography for one thing and their personal histories with one another for another. As far as the campaign in Europe is concerned though, there were two factors that led to the Allies having a snowball's chance in Hell at all. For one thing, Hitler made a huge mistake when he decided to go for the USSR/Russia first with the intention of doubling back for Britain later. For another though, and more importantly, the US finally entered the fray just in the nick of time, and it all came down to blood and sacrifice as well as mobilizing our huge industrial power and manufacturing weapons. Where we were originally selling weapons and equipment to BOTH SIDES (yes, some companies were even trading with the Nazis) we suddenly doubled down, making equipment for the Allies and ourselves. The US involvement in the outcome of WW2 cannot be understated. If the US didn't get involved, who knows we might even be speaking German right now.
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