In the sense of, had they been occupied by the Nazis. 80 years is plenty of time for Nazi tyranny to change into something else, I can't imagine that by now it would be as bad as the British state is today.
Also, maybe Hitler didn't want war, but balance of power did. The British were not fools, not at the time at least, and they knew that a Hitler standing possessed of Alsace to the Urals would be unstoppable.
Well we know Hitler loved the Brits and never wanted war. So I don't think that's a controversial statement at all
In the sense of, had they been occupied by the Nazis. 80 years is plenty of time for Nazi tyranny to change into something else, I can't imagine that by now it would be as bad as the British state is today.
Also, maybe Hitler didn't want war, but balance of power did. The British were not fools, not at the time at least, and they knew that a Hitler standing possessed of Alsace to the Urals would be unstoppable.