> There were different reactions to WWII. The most helpful one is "Never again."
Yeah, that’s had no effect. See Rwanda, Burma, Xinjiang, Libya. Humanitarian intervention is a cloak for power, not something that happens when Great Power interests are at stake.
I don't quite think that's the lesson intended here.
The lesson taught in a lot of cultures hit hardest by Germany is understanding:
* Personality cults
* Hate
* Polarization
... and the path by which Hitler came to power. Understanding what Hitler said and why it persuaded people is central to not being persuaded yourself.
If you're young, think of it as a 1945 version of social media misinformation literacy. Part of the way you learn to recognize misinformation is by looking and decomposing misinformation.
It's done pretty well for limiting the rise of charismatic hate-mongers for a pretty long while. We're now starting to see the rise again as the majority of voters are starting to view WWII as irrelevant history long gone, as opposed to something that happened to Mom and Dad.
Yeah, that’s had no effect. See Rwanda, Burma, Xinjiang, Libya. Humanitarian intervention is a cloak for power, not something that happens when Great Power interests are at stake.