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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2025 · 31 MIN

World War 2 Was 'The Good War'?

from War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War · host Orli Matlow

Comedian Orli Matlow tackles the myth that launched a thousand Oscars: that World War 2 was a humanitarian war waged humanitarianly for humanitarian reasons. The way we talk about World War 2 comes more from Steven Spielberg than from soldiers and survivors.   Further reading: "The Destruction of the European Jews" by Raul Hilberg "The Good War" by Studs Terkel "Looking For The Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness" by Elizabeth D. Samet  "Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice" by Howard Zinn "Armageddon in Retrospect" and "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut  

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