[herr_oberst]

I don't know if we're living in the matrix, but I've been getting these WWII documentary videos the last couple of days; the overall gist of the video is a ton of research told in a hi-bred British voice, (male or female? You decide) along with a few photos of the subject at hand. (You don't miss much by having these on in the background as you go about other chores. The photos don't add much to the story)

They all have the same AI voice, one that is remarkably well done with a few obvious glitches. For instance, they always call fifty cal guns "point five oh" or "point fifty", the German ME planes are prefaced with the word "ME" instead of calling out the letters M and E; that sort of thing. (Me 109)

But the weirdness comes in their glorification of American exceptionalism during the war, which comes with an aside of just how wasteful Americans were. My feeling is, is that it's someone's propaganda, but I can't understand the end result and it makes me feel like I'm just an old man being suspicious of someone being nice.

I mean, it's great hearing about the remarkable industrialization of the US and how by industrial efficiency the US was able to produce giant quantities of ships, planes, tanks, food, gasoline, etc etc, and how that flood of weaponry and supplies completely swamped the enemy's ability to fight against such long odds. Makes you proud. But makes you think. I wonder why these videos show up now. There's quite a few of them and they seem to be fairly new.

The intelligence is getting much, much smarter. I worry for my future self. Will I be able to resist the Egyptian Prince who just needs to park a few million rupees in my bank account until he gets his inheritance?

Edit; the video is crippled to only be viewable on YouTube but this one is titled:

"German Colonel Captured 50,000 Gallons of US Fuel and Realized Germany Was Doomed"