Generational Dynamics World View

[Bob Butler 54]

(05-13-2020, 02:21 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: The Greek Civil War, the partition of India, the struggle for Israeli independence,  and the Maoist takeover of China were effectively continuations of the Second World War in cause and timing. The Korean War looks like a Crisis War looks like a Crisis War for the Korean peninsula, but not the rest of the world.

World War II was about Germany seeking living space and Japan seeking to create their co prosperity sphere.  In other words, land greed.  It is hard to say the other conflicts with other causes are continuations of that.

Israel’s independence was definitely a reaction to World War II.  The Jews were a victim, and in a never again mood.  In taking from those who already lived there, it was a repeat of what had been done many times before.  It was brute force might makes right theft, though the locals didn’t leave them much choice.  Israel’s aims resembled the Axis aims more than the Allies.

The war in China had been going on before World War II and continued after.  World War II was just a way to gather munitions from the Americans for many locals.  I think the struggles in China are more about China than about Axis greed.

I tend to agree about Korea.  Not very familiar with the others.