The capitalists wanted to use hitler as an attack dog against the soviet union. They were fine with what he was doing so long as the attack would go eastward. Winston Churchill made his opinions of fascists very clear to the italian fascists:

"If I had been an Italian, I am sure I should have been whole-heartedly with you from start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism".

It was actually the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that forced the west into siding with the Soviets, this pact made them realise Hitler was going to go west before going east. It forced the UK and France onto the side of the Soviets and it bought the Soviets crucial time to move their industries which were all very close to the border of Poland, they moved all of them up into the mountains. The Soviets may have been able to win at that time still but feared these industries were very vulnerable.

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

it bought the Soviets crucial time to move their industries which were all very close to the border of Poland, they moved all of them up into the mountains. The Soviets may have been able to win at that time still but feared these industries were very vulnerable.

Plus they were already at war with fascist Japan at the time. The pact was so the Soviet Union didn't have to fight a two-front war against fascists in their European and Asian borders at the same time. The Soviet Union would then go on to sign a similar non-aggression pact with fascist Japan right before fascist Germany invaded the Soviet Union. And once fascist Germany was defeated, the Soviet Union would then violate their non-aggression pact with fascist Japan by invading Manchuria.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism

What the fuck did churchill think leninism actually entailed

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He was just racist.

[–] VComrade@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

And stupid.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago

rights for people who werent rich white slave owning men, which was terrifying of course

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

chad sex-haver Bolshevik vs virgin colonizer anglo

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Ahh, English people imagining "Leninism" to be some horrifying dangerous Thing. A problem from the Great Patriotic War that still happens today.

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