Is there any polling data if most WW2 veterans regret fighting for Allied?

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[–]Fonched 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have heard people claim the vast majority of WW2 vets "don't regret fighting one bit", but I can't substantiate if it might be mostly for older reasons (freedom, democracy, defeating Hitler) or if it was because of the victory paving the way for these societal changes. And I would need to know of the tipping point for one to regret, since I don't think most veterans who look back unfavorably have gone full alt-right.

[–]VraiBleuScots Protestant, Ulster Loyalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think most veterans who look back unfavorably have gone full alt-right.

Very few of them were exposed to the Nationalist/Fascist viewpoint due to censorship. My grandfather was too young to be a vet, however he was old enough to see waves of Spitfires flying over our town. He was extremely ‘racist’ & patriotic, as was almost everyone in the country of his generation. Every one of the olds timers i talked to thought the country had gone to shit since they were kids.

However they really struggled to understand the extent of how fucked our society is. How the enemy has infiltrated & captured every major institution in our community. They all went to their graves believing “if I just vote conservative one more time… things will get better!”

But I can’t blame them, these guys never had a (relatively) censorship free internet like my generation did.