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by stickfigure 1745 days ago
I'm not entirely sure that lessons from 70 years ago are strictly applicable today. Sure, there is some memetic carryover, but all the people in charge then are dead now.

If NK actually launches an attack on a "western" country, full war will begin. If China decides to get involved, that's really on them. I wish it were otherwise, but that's how it is.
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arcanon 1745 days ago
Here is a movie from 2020 in China that did equivalent of $173 million in RMB: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacrifice_(2020_film)

It is not stale in their psyche.

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stickfigure 1745 days ago
Here's a movie that grossed $482.3 million, and was the highest grossing film in the US that year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan

Yet I don't think anyone here is interested in war with Germany.

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arcanon 1745 days ago
Germany as portrayed doesnt exist anymore. The CCP and USA does.

Also, have you noticed how in the US there arent really any “Saving Private Ryan”s about the Korean War?

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