LARRY ROMANOFF—To paraphrase Michael Lewis, “One of the qualities that distinguishes Americans from other people is their naive conviction that every foreigner wishes to be one of them, but even the most zealous Japanese patriot has no illusions that other peoples want to be Japanese”. The...
It's a little bit like saying the USSR actually found Hitler alive but faked his death and sent him into hiding. Not as extreme, but similar.
Or that the moon landings were faked and the USSR just kept quiet about it for reasons.