Maybe there's something to be said for losing a war

[Duer 157099]

I've been thinking lately about how well Germany and Japan have been doing in the past few decades, and I wonder how much of that is a direct result of having lost WWII. Clearly it's devastating to the generation that is in charge when it happens, but the next couple of generations seem to really get their shit together.

Perhaps this is what it would take to fix this country? We would suffer but perhaps then our grandchildren would have a real chance.

[SDuderstadt]

1. Huh? n/t

[Duer 157099]

2. Like when a bully gets his ass kicked

sometimes that's what it takes to straighten him up

[SDuderstadt]

3. You mean like Germany did after it lost....

WWI?

[pinboy3niner]

4. The Mouse that Roared

The Mouse that Roared (1959)

Director: Jack Arnold
Writers: Roger MacDougall (screenplay), Stanley Mann (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg and William Hartnell


Storyline

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force to New York (armed with longbows) which arrives during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets. Wandering about to find someone to surrender to, they discover a scientist with a special ultimate weapon that can destroy the Earth. When they capture him and his bomb they are faced with a new possibility: What do you do when you win a war?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/

[Modern_Matthew]

5. Screw that. I'd rather not suffer for the sake of future generations. nt