Word: blame
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this country gets whipsawed into a spot where it can't win this war, because there hasn't been a mass effort, it will mean that the democratic system has failed. Not the people. The system. Not the leaders, either, although they may be directly to blame. It will be the system because the people are ready for the mass effort. The trouble seems to be they can't convince their leaders of that fact...
...winter's frost had penetrated 115 centimeters (45 inches) into the earth, stayed an almost disastrous 85 days. Winter grain crops were partially destroyed, spring planting delayed, so many fruits and vegetables lost that a 90% reduction in next winter's canned goods was predicted. Willing to blame everyone but themselves for their own difficulties, the Herrenvolk looked to the rest of Europe for foodstuffs, found that in two years the New Order had pillaged virtually everything in sight...
Professor Kohn placed the blame for the French surrender on three causes. The first was the softness, not only of the French, but also of the British and American civilizations. The second was the lack of a will to win among the French people. The third cause was a miscalculation on the part of the French leader, Marshal Petain, who failed to take into account the strength of the British will to win. Expecting the British to yield, he surrendered before the Germans should completely overrun his homeland...
...successful man, Rommel is vain, arrogant and autocratic, for when he makes war nowadays he takes all the responsibility, all the blame, all the glory. When things go awry in battle, he flies into volcanic rages that produce results. He showers everyone around him with a stream of vituperation, usually beginning with "Schweinehunde...
...people who rule in the United States. 'Look at America,' Japan is saying to millions of listening ears, 'Will white Americans give you equality?' For once, Japanese propaganda is more than propaganda. Lies can be laughed off, but truth is a sober thing. Who can blame our colored allies if they doubt our intentions for true democracy for them...