> Japanese Boomer once described the situation leading to WW2 in Japan: "it was like everybody lost their mind for a very long time".
Point of information: "boomer" usually refers to people born in the US postwar baby boom, so by definition boomers will not remember that era directly.
But yes, nationalism can drive people to insane extremes. It was a huge mistake for Japan to attack the US and bring them into WW2, and it was a huge mistake for Russia to attempt to take Kyiv and bring Europe into its war with Ukraine.
Point of information: "boomer" usually refers to people born in the US postwar baby boom, so by definition boomers will not remember that era directly.
But yes, nationalism can drive people to insane extremes. It was a huge mistake for Japan to attack the US and bring them into WW2, and it was a huge mistake for Russia to attempt to take Kyiv and bring Europe into its war with Ukraine.