Mrtryfe [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years ago"Arsenal of Democracy" lolimagemessage-square28 fedilinkarrow-up1123file-text
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minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear26·edit-23 years agoI-- what?? "Arsenal of democracy?" :confusion: link
minus-squareDingus_Khan [he/him, they/them]hexbear20·3 years agoIt was a term used by FDR admin during the lend lease period before the US joined WW2, I think that's what they're trying to allude to link
minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear11·3 years agoAre the missiles filled with ballots or something? link
minus-squareDingus_Khan [he/him, they/them]hexbear14·3 years agoNo, the weapons were supplied to forces fighting fascist powers in Europe, so it's like a democracy vs fascism framing. link
I-- what?? "Arsenal of democracy?" :confusion:
It was a term used by FDR admin during the lend lease period before the US joined WW2, I think that's what they're trying to allude to
Are the missiles filled with ballots or something?
No, the weapons were supplied to forces fighting fascist powers in Europe, so it's like a democracy vs fascism framing.