If the US never colonized the Philippines, would the Philippines be rich today?

[kagalingan]

Dami ko nang nakatrabaho na espanol kags - condescending yes, pero hindi utak lutang. Unique lang yata yan sa pinoy, esp DDS.

dreamy saan pa ba mag-mamana ang noypi eh kung sino sumakop ng pinakamatagal.

[madball]

Ah yes the Russians. Out of the frying pan into the fire. Which do you think would have been better? The nazis who killed 6 million jews or the Soviets who killed more than 20 million of their own under Stalin alone, and an estimated 70-100 million under communist regimes worldwide. So the Russians "liberate" Europe then turn their eyes eastward to "liberate" Japanese occupied Asia? No thanks!

If the Nazis succeeded in capturing Russia and Hitler reigned as long as Stalin did, who do you think would have the higher body count?

[minicarph]

If the Nazis succeeded in capturing Russia and Hitler reigned as long as Stalin did, who do you think would have the higher body count?

Malamang US kasi maging Nazi na ang mga sundalo ng Russia

[yebo]

If the Nazis succeeded in capturing Russia and Hitler reigned as long as Stalin did, who do you think would have the higher body count?

IF. They failed.

[MR_BIG18]

If the Nazis succeeded in capturing Russia and Hitler reigned as long as Stalin did, who do you think would have the higher body count?

Russia pa din..ma pride ang russians...even if mosco falls, the nazis will not control all of russia..mauubos muna lahat ng russians bago mangyari yun..

[minicarph]

honga, kasi ang national doll nga nila pag binukas mo meron maliit sa loob, pag binukas mo meron ulit maliit sa loob, pag binukas meron ulet. ibig sabihin nun walang katapusan ang population ng russia, mas madami pa siguro russian kaysa sa mga dalang bala ni Hitler nun

[yebo]

honga, kasi ang national doll nga nila pag binukas mo meron maliit sa loob, pag binukas mo meron ulit maliit sa loob, pag binukas meron ulet. ibig sabihin nun walang katapusan ang population ng russia, mas madami pa siguro russian kaysa sa mga dalang bala ni Hitler nun

In the movie "Enemy at the Gates" only 1 in 10 russian soldiers had a rifle. If the soldier with the rifle falls the soldier behind him picks it up.

Napoleon with millions of soldiers failed. Hitler failed. Russia had 1 defense that is very difficult to overcome even to this day. It is called the "Russian Winter".

And to answer the question, the Russians. The Stalinist purges alone already killed 20 million to Hitler's 6 million jews. They already had a head start even before Hitler came to power.

[minicarph]

pero fafa,

pag winter war, panalo lagi Russia, pag cold war, panalo US

hihi

[madball]

Malamang US kasi maging Nazi na ang mga sundalo ng Russia

Parang zombie lang? lol
Paano magiging Nazi eh ang tingin nga nila sa mga Russians ay subhumans? Hitler also had plans of enslaving and exterminating them.

IF. They failed.

Yes sir, they failed but that's just a hypothetical question I asked to make a point. You concluded that the Soviets are worse based on the estimated body count alone but you haven't taken into the account the amount of time the Nazis were in power and how widespread Communism was. By doing so, you're discounting the murderous potential of the Nazis.

Also, if you're going to argue that the Soviets are worse based on the number of deaths, I can argue otherwise based on the intent and sheer contempt for human life. Hitler and his band of merry murderers specifically discussed different ways of killing the Jews and other racial minorities. Stalin, on the other hand, enacted policies that indirectly killed some of his people. Most of the deaths under his regime was due to the famine which was caused by his policies.

Now I'm not defending the Soviets in any way. I just think both are terrible and comparing who's better or worse is useless. It's good that these monsters eventually fought each other instead of maintaining their alliance.

[madball]

Napoleon with millions of soldiers failed. Hitler failed. Russia had 1 defense that is very difficult to overcome even to this day. It is called the "Russian Winter".

Not only the winter but the mud season(Rasputitsa) also brought trouble to invading armies. In the Battle of Moscow, it slowed down the advancing Nazi troops and gave the Soviets more time to regroup and mount counteroffensives. Furthermore, Russia is just too big to conquer. The initial success of Operation Barbarossa can only be attributed to blitzkrieg. But as the Nazis pushed further in the East, the time it took for the supplies to reach them was much longer and the Soviets exploited this.