Attitudes toward another War
There's a fond recollection today enhanced by the passage of time of a uniformly enthusiastic and patriotic response to the threats of Fascism and Naziism during World War II, and a belief that everyone rushed to volunteer and there was little dissent, compared to today, during that war.
Actually, there's a lot of resemblance between attitudes among the left towards that war and this.
It's worth reviewing authors from back then for insights into the controversy raging today.
Following are excerpts from writings by visionary physicist Freeman Dyson and anti-utopian author George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) (1984) in this regard.
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