Posted on Jun 16, 2015
"The Fallen of WWII": What is your biggest takeaway after seeing this video?
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An animated data-driven documentary about war and peace, The Fallen of World War II looks at the human cost of the second World War and sizes up the numbers ...
The Fallen of World War II is a uniquely interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. This 15 minute data visualization provides a new perspective on the scale of conflict in recent years and really made me stop to think about the sheer size of war we may never see thanks to the greatest generation. I can't help but be saddened by this video, but also reminded that our freedom is here because of tremendous sacrifice from those who came before us. After watching this, what is your biggest takeaway and how do you see wars continuing to evolve during our lifetime?
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What I took away was that neither Hitler nor Stalin cared about their people.
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The loss of life was incredible! What did I take away from that...? Two things - the cost of freedom is high and mankind is cruel.
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This is great work, data mining and presentation of the data. My biggest take away is that we have been insulated from a major global conflict for about 80 years. We kid ourselves into thinking all war will look like the more recent conflicts. They might but they might not.
Russia is on the move, China is getting aggressive and we are showing weakness. It is a recipe for disaster. The world is not prepared (not that anyone could be) for a war on WWII's scale.
WWII might have created a lot of lessons for global powers. The further we move away from the conflict the more likely it seems we will make the mistake again. Human nature I am afraid. Let's hope not. Readiness is the best deterrent.
Russia is on the move, China is getting aggressive and we are showing weakness. It is a recipe for disaster. The world is not prepared (not that anyone could be) for a war on WWII's scale.
WWII might have created a lot of lessons for global powers. The further we move away from the conflict the more likely it seems we will make the mistake again. Human nature I am afraid. Let's hope not. Readiness is the best deterrent.
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I disagree. We were nowhere near ready for WW2 when it happened. The military was at an all time low. Equipment was 20 years out of date..or more.
The difference was we were coming out of the Great Depression and people were willing to pull together for the greater good. Women went to work and sons went to war.
With the exception of China there is no military power that comes close to the US. Sure the Russians talk a big talk and have the bomb, but they are ran by organized crime. War does not bring profit so you can count them out.
We still need a large military, but not for land battles with other countries. It is to fight enemies that have no borders. We need to gear up for this front. We need highly mobile units like the Marines and Airborne/Air Assault to truly protect our country.
The difference was we were coming out of the Great Depression and people were willing to pull together for the greater good. Women went to work and sons went to war.
With the exception of China there is no military power that comes close to the US. Sure the Russians talk a big talk and have the bomb, but they are ran by organized crime. War does not bring profit so you can count them out.
We still need a large military, but not for land battles with other countries. It is to fight enemies that have no borders. We need to gear up for this front. We need highly mobile units like the Marines and Airborne/Air Assault to truly protect our country.
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The important takeaway is the drop in deaths since WWII when the U.S. nuclear power defended the bulk of the civilized world from major wars.
This is now at risk since the U.S. has a policy of disengagement from the world, and the dictators are moving in to fill the vacuum we have left.
This is now at risk since the U.S. has a policy of disengagement from the world, and the dictators are moving in to fill the vacuum we have left.
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