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Chapter 925 Forever

Chapter 925 Forever (Final Chapter)
The United States' Star Wars program was originally intended to deceive Russia; Americans have never had any interest in exploring outer space.

George was not a staunch Orthodox Christian; he was a true believer in pragmatism.

However, compared to American capital, George admitted that he was no match.

Americans are the real pragmatists.

If it weren't for the need to compete with Russian goods and secure European orders, American capitalists wouldn't even have the incentive to improve their technology.

If you want American capitalists to explore the stars, they will only take action if there are definite benefits to be gained.

If Franklin D. Roosevelt had been given another 10 years, or even 5 years, the United States might have truly changed.

Truman's boldness and vision were far inferior to those of Franklin D. Roosevelt; he couldn't even follow the established rules.

Franklin D. Roosevelt left Truman with a considerable political legacy.

Truman's perspective on issues was not on the same level as Roosevelt's, and Truman did not inherit Roosevelt's political legacy well.

For example, the liaison mechanism with Russia.

When Franklin D. Roosevelt was alive, he actively contacted Russia. Regarding the reconstruction of Europe, Roosevelt hoped to cooperate with Russia to jointly support the reconstruction of Europe.

Truman decided to go it alone, bypassing Russia, and began negotiations with the British government on the reconstruction of Britain.

George never imagined that Truman would abandon the whole of Europe for the sake of Britain.

Since that's the case, George has nothing more to say.

If Truman had continued Roosevelt's policies and actively communicated with Russia, George could have also shared a portion of the benefits of European reconstruction with the United States.

Since the United States has bypassed Russia and is negotiating with the United Kingdom alone, it violates Franklin D. Roosevelt's principle of "great power consensus".

Truman's aid drew strong opposition from the U.S. Congress.

The U.S. Congress had long criticized Roosevelt's Lend-Lease Act, but due to Roosevelt's power, Congress could only tolerate it for the time being.

Truman's negotiations with Britain were not approved by the US Congress, which many members of Congress viewed as a replication of Roosevelt's autocratic style, and a blatant act of defiance.

The negotiations between Truman and Britain went smoothly, and a preliminary aid plan was quickly reached.

However, the proposal was rejected after being submitted to the U.S. Congress.

"why?"

Truman questioned House Speaker Sam Rayburn.

Both Rayburn and Truman were Democrats, and Rayburn and Roosevelt worked together very well during Roosevelt's presidency.

"Because this plan did not involve Congress."

Although Rayburn's smile seemed like a warm breeze, his eyes were cold and cruel.

"Sam, Russia is acting aggressively, we don't have time."

Truman was extremely anxious, as Russian aid was steadily arriving throughout Europe.

During the past winter, due to the German army's exorbitant taxes and levies, a large-scale famine broke out in Europe, and people starved to death in many places, including the Netherlands and Poland, which was unimaginable in the past.

For European countries, reconstruction can be postponed; they must first feed their people before they can afford to rebuild.

Of the 500 million German soldiers who surrendered, only 300 million were Germans; the remaining 200 million came from Germany's satellite states.

George transformed these 500 million people into a construction army, starting with the restoration and reconstruction of basic transportation infrastructure.

For a long time, nearly 30 percent of the food needs of European countries have been met by Russia.

Russia has plenty of grain.

However, how to transport the food to the areas where it was needed became a major problem.

During the war, transportation infrastructure in European countries, especially Germany, was severely damaged, and the domestic railway network was almost completely destroyed. In order to alleviate famine in some areas, the Russian army had to deploy transport planes to airdrop supplies to areas severely affected by famine.

George placed greater emphasis on political reconstruction than on material reconstruction.

During the two World Wars, the most abstract country in Europe was not Germany, nor Italy, but France, which was the first to embrace democracy.

France has completely ruined democracy. The prime minister has changed three times a week, there is no continuity in policies, and politicians have focused all their energy on elections, ignoring the threat from Germany. As a result, the prime minister was demoted in 38 days, and France has created a situation where two laws coexist.

Objectively speaking, the coexistence of the two laws does indeed protect France's interests to the greatest extent.

However, it also severely diminished France's international standing.

Vasily demanded that European countries completely copy Russia's political model and form the most efficient governments.

De Gaulle was in a difficult position.

Since the French Revolution, democracy has taken deep root in the hearts of every French person.

While the Russian model is undoubtedly efficient, it clashes with the French spirit of democracy, and its hasty implementation in France would face enormous resistance. Russia also has a parliament, but its members are not elected, and the parliament doesn't meet daily like in France, where trivial matters can drag on for three months, leaving little time for discussion.

If the Russian model were implemented in France, then all of France's so-called "professional" politicians would lose their jobs.

"Don't you realize yet the harm your so-called 'democracy' is to a country?"

George was also curious, wondering what de Gaulle was insisting on.

"Grand Duke, if Germany had been like France, the world war would not have broken out."

De Gaulle's perspective is unique.

"Germany's decision to wage war was the collective will of all Germans, which is why it received their support."

Vasily sneered, saying that France, which had once been the best army in Europe during Napoleon's era, deserved to have fallen to this state.

De Gaulle was confident because the French government had preemptively transported more than 4 tons of gold before the fall of France.

Although the French people's behavior was despicable.

France's losses were not only lower than Germany's, but even lower than Italy's, making one sigh at the unpredictability of life.

Since the Age of Exploration, European countries have plundered countless riches from around the world through colonization, allowing them to rest on their laurels and live a life of complacency.

If European countries do not take action, sooner or later, Europe will inevitably fall into complete chaos.

"This is the essence of democracy: whether the outcome is successful or not, the entire country will ultimately pay the price."

De Gaulle did not want to become a sinner against France.

France's appeasement was, in essence, the choice of all French people.

Vasily wanted to rebuke him, but George stopped him with a look.

George didn't insist; since the French were willing to die, George was also willing to bury them.

Although Georges hoped to implement the Russian model in France.

But this so-called "democracy" in France is most beneficial to Russia.

Russia is not only transferring research personnel from Germany, but also absorbing the talent it needs from France.

Although de Gaulle had promised that, under the premise of "national self-determination," French overseas colonies would be allowed to decide their own fate through referendums.

Considering that the so-called upper class in French overseas colonies was entirely composed of French colonists and their descendants, French overseas colonies still had a long way to go before achieving true independence and autonomy.

The United States has set the best example of how to control these European countries, and George must admit that Onsa is indeed very good at "mixing in the sand".

George had no interest in controlling Europe, nor even in the "battle for supremacy."

Germany started the world war for the sake of living space.

Britain and France strive to maintain their colonial structure in order to exploit their colonies and satisfy the needs of their elite classes.

What is Russia after?
Russia has plenty of resources; it could dig them out in a hundred years.

Russia has plenty of land, but Siberia, which has been developed for half a century, has now been utilized by less than one-tenth of its land.

Russia boasts a world-leading heavy industry, but it also has no shortage of light industry. Large luxury items, including automobiles, are beginning to enter ordinary Russian households, and the Russian standard of living is the envy of the whole of Europe.

"Now that you mention it, we have nothing left to do, so we can retire right now!"

Vasily was delighted; his name would surely be etched in Russian history.

"We cannot be complacent. We must set a lofty ideal for all Russians so that Russia will always be full of vitality."

George wasn't satisfied; he still had a lot to do.

"ideal?"

Vasily hadn't discussed the issue of ideals with George for a long time.

Do you want to live forever?

Vasily had a wildly imaginative idea.

George looked disgusted.

It's not impossible; life sciences are still very meaningful.

However, life sciences are difficult to quantify, and we don't know where the end is.

George looked up at the sky; this is something that can be quantified.