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wedrifid comments on Is our continued existence evidence that Mutually Assured Destruction worked? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: wedrifid 19 June 2013 10:22:23AM 1 point [-]

The damage done by WW1 is forgotten in consideration of the damage done by WW2

It tends not to be forgotten here. Australia had far more casualties in the first world war than the second.

Comment author: Emile 20 June 2013 05:51:58PM 1 point [-]

France also had more casualties in WW1, and may even loom bigger in our memories.

Comment author: wedrifid 20 June 2013 08:14:28PM *  0 points [-]

France also had more casualties in WW1, and may even loom bigger in our memories.

That seems likely. Absent any specific information to the contrary I expect 'looming' to approximately track casualties/population and by that metric France was over three times worse off than Australia.