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.
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.