[Marxism] What if...?

[Benjamin Morgan]

Comrade Ben:

First off I want ti say that what if thinking is bad. It distracts us "Marxists" from analyzing the material conditions we see occurring before our very eyes. However, since you are a newcomer and I want you to feel welcome to the list I will entertain your query.

Your basis of analysis is flawed Hitler stated that his conquest in the Rhineland was merely to test the French response. Hitler himself admitted  that if France had responded Hitler would have simply pulled back the troops. Your scenario is predicated on the thought that  Hitler was ready to fight and that the defeat would have forced him into isolation. This however does a lot of unsubstantiated historical manipulation. You would be required to imagine Hitler would foolishly send his unprepared forces to slaughter which would in turn reshape his entire political ideology  to the point of abandoning his aspirations for conquest. This seems like a poor slippery slope argument which magically transforms 1936 Hitler into 1945 Hitler. (who still wouldn't tacitly accept defeat) In a condition like this it is unimaginable what would or would not have been done by the Soviets. Stalin and his advocation of "Socialism in one country" most likely wouldn't have
 taken direct military actions unless provoked by numerous amounts of arbitrary triggers. Adversely, KGB agents would most likely be attempting to insight political instability within Germany; which could have provoked a German preemptive assault. In conclusion we should not fantasize about imaginary reactions to arbitrary events in hypothetical historical contexts.  It does nothing but allows us to wax nostalgic in the what ifs instead of focusing on reality. 


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