Jay Honeck wrote in news:d431b036-54a3-490f-a671-
:

I don't think there is any universal consensus on this topic.

I agree. However, the number of serious historians agreeing with Jay's
view of things is really, really small.

To which view are you referring?

If you're talking about the fact that you'd probably be speaking
Russian without American intervention on Europe's behalf from 1946
through 1990, you'll have a hard time finding a legitimate historian
who would contradict me.



Really?


The Poles didn't speak Russian. The Czechs didn't, the east germans didn't,
the Lithuanians didn't, the Magyars didn't, the Rumanians didn't....

OTOH you're speaking a *******ised, gutteral, german dialect that was
shoved down the necks of half the planet by the Brits at the point of a
blade and is being shoved down the rest of the planets neck via t-shirts
and McDonalds.


Bertie