What would have happened if the Nazi's had won?

Fishooks12 · 2011-11-11 16:08:29

Thankfully the good guys won but..... We'd have one less conflict in the middle east I'm guessing but what else would have happened? What would have happened to Ireland?

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Thankfully the good guys won but.....

We'd have one less conflict in the middle east I'm guessing but what else would have happened?

What would have happened to Ireland?

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#2 11-11-2011 05:09PM

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Fishooks12 wrote: »

Thankfully the good guys won but.....

We'd have one less conflict in the middle east I'm guessing but what else would have happened?

What would have happened to Ireland?

Same as switzerland.

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Won what?

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#4 11-11-2011 05:09PM

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Fishooks12 wrote: »

Thankfully the good guys won but.....

We'd have one less conflict in the middle east I'm guessing but what else would have happened?

What would have happened to Ireland?

We wouldn't be able to speak as freely I suspect, to begin with.

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#5 11-11-2011 05:10PM

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We'd be speaking German!

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One downside is that we've been denied the opportunity to cultivate delicious Hitler Melons

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#7 11-11-2011 05:11PM

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Didn't Hitler want to turn Ireland into a garden for the Aryans or something?

Also, I don't think the Nazis/Axis would have been allowed to win. I think the war would have went on for as long as it took to destroy them.

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where do i go from here wrote: »

Won what?

The Euromillions, ofcourse.

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The internet would be a completely different place due to the different meaning of Godwin's law.

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humanji wrote: »

The internet would be a completely different place due to the different meaning of Godwin's law.

There wouldn't be any poppy threads for starters.

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74188200

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#12 11-11-2011 05:14PM

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There was no need for Hitler to invade. 66 years later Germany owns us.

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We'd have ended up with a European continent dominated by the Germans with the quiet acceptance of the North West European countries, with a single currency, that would have been ****ed up by the totally uncontrollable & chaotic Portuguese, Irish, Italians Greeks & Spanish.

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You'd be ending every post with Heil Hitler.

Heil Hitler.

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copeyhagen wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74188200

There wouldn't be any "What would have happened if Hitler had lost?" threads either.

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I'm not sure, but I do know the punchline is "ann frankly I won't stand for it".

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We'd be speaking Russian

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Kevin Irving wrote: »

We'd be speaking Russian

The Russians would have been kicked in the gulags.

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[QUOTE=Your Text Here;75422149]Didn't Hitler want to turn Ireland into a garden for the Aryans or something?

Also, I don't think the Nazis/Axis would have been allowed to win. I think the war would have went on for as long as it took to destroy them.[/QUOTE]

Never heard about that, but I suppose, Ireland would have been some kind of watchtower, due to it's close proximity to England

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Lars1916 wrote: »

Never heard about that, but I suppose, Ireland would have been some kind of watchtower, due to it's close proximity to England Großbritannien

There ya go.

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#21 11-11-2011 05:21PM

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Kevin Irving wrote: »

We'd be speaking Russian

Not sure if you're aware of it but Hitler and Co were no great fans of the Bolsheviks so I doubt they would have adopted their language if they had won

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#22 11-11-2011 05:22PM

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Your Text Here wrote: »

Didn't Hitler want to turn Ireland into a garden for the Aryans or something?

Also, I don't think the Nazis/Axis would have been allowed to win. I think the war would have went on for as long as it took to destroy them.

I read that somewhere years ago, he was going to turn Ireland into a vegetable plot!

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#23 11-11-2011 05:23PM

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Anyone who has studied it knows that history is all about what happened, wie es gewesen ist, as Ranke famously said, not what might have happened. Speculation about what would have happened if ... belongs more in the realm of science fiction, parallel universes and so on.:)

What we do know from history is that it is written by the victors, selectively and for their own purposes and this creates a paradigm that tends to become self-perpetuating in the media and educational system. What is likewise probably the case is that if the Second World War had had an outcome different from the one it actually had, the vast majority of sheeple would be getting on with their lives in the only reality they know.;)

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#24 11-11-2011 05:23PM

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Ireland would have been the largest sauerkraut factory in Europe.

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#25 11-11-2011 05:24PM

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We have trains that run on time, home brewed beer halls, affordable Volkswagons and plenty of pork based meals. GAA would be banned and as a result we'd probably have a better soccer team.

We'd just have to sacrifice our freedom and identity as well being openly discriminated towards non Europeans and Jews

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Ellis Dee wrote: »

Anyone who has studied it knows that history is all about what happened, wie es gewesen ist, as Ranke famously said, not what might have happened. Speculation about what would have happened if ... belongs more in the realm of science fiction, parallel universes and so on.:)

What we do know from history is that it is written by the victors, selectively and for their own purposes and this creates a paradigm that tends to become self-perpetuating in the media and educational system. What is likewise probably the case is that if the Second World War had had an outcome different from the one it actually had, the vast majority of sheeple would be getting on with their lives in the only reality they know.;)

Well that won't make for a fun thread!

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#27 11-11-2011 05:25PM

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We'd all be driving German cars on German built roads , paid for by Germany, buying our groceries from German supermarkets and drinking German beer, all with a currency designed by the Germans.

Looks like they did win

Heil Hitler

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#28 11-11-2011 05:26PM

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podgemonster wrote: »

We have trains that run on time

We already do infairness

Irish Rail may be very over-priced but as someone who uses them frequently I can vouch that they're rarely if ever late

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#29 11-11-2011 05:26PM

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biko wrote: »

You'd be ending every post with Heil Hitler.

Heil Hitler.

I think some leeway would be given.

Nazily,
Snakeblood

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TheZohan wrote: »

I'm not sure, but I do know the punchline is "ann frankly I won't stand for it".

:D

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#31 11-11-2011 05:26PM

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RachaelVO wrote: »

I read that somewhere years ago, he was going to turn Ireland into a vegetable plot!

My leaving cert. History teacher told us that had Hitler won, he had plans to turn Ireland into a large concentration camp. Dont know how true that is though.

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