However I see your point.

For the sake of argument, even if this was the case, and it was all Hitler wanted like you claim

Why then did he turn around and invade the Soviet Union at a time when Stalin
1. Was not interested in war
2. Was completely incapable of attacking Germany

Alright.

Hitler's attack on Russia was a pre-emptive strike because they had revealed plans that the Soviet Union had to invade europe.

Whether these plans were enough justification is debatable, so I don't take sides on that, however, all I know is that he fought the russians because his generals revealed a plan they discovered that Russia has planned to invade europe

That wasn't how I understood it, wasn't the final cause of the falling out a combination of:
1. A seemingly aggressive proposal on Stalin's part
2. Positioning of Soviet troops and the situation with Finland

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According to a former officer of the Soviet military intelligence and a defector to the UK, in his book, "Icebreaker: Who Started The Second World War" Soviet ground forces were well-organized and mobilized en masse along the German–Soviet frontier for a Soviet invasion of Europe slated for Sunday, July 6, 1941 but were unprepared to defend their own territory.

(In his book.)

Maybe, but I've read about a quote from Stalin where he said the Soviet military wasn't going to be prepared to fight Germany for another few years

I see

Well then we'll just call this one a draw for now

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Has alcohol had a **overall** negative or positive impact on society? Why or why not?

Depends

Alcohol is part of several cultures

Yes

eeeeeh

Yes but there is no way to stop it

stopping it was tried ages ago

it depends on the drink

never worked

it's useful for chemistry and cooking

and yeah it depends on the drink

alcohol helped many early civilizations

Alcohol can also be used for medical uses i.e. rubbing alcohol

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I'd say it has more of an individual impact rather than a societal one

it acts as a detriment now without doubt

Positive. It creates jobs and allows cultures to express themselves through their own drinks

but no point of stopping it

mostly negative but maybe few positives

So I'd say it's done more good than bad

if we want to solve it we change social strategies

beer helps with wounds, depression, it has lots of vitamin D, etc

Alcohol has both negative and positive aspects.

yea

alcohol is also good in social situations

beer has lots of calories too

It is useful in cooking, chemistry, medicins, etc.

alchohol is responsible for degeneracy but that can be fixed by other means banning alchohol won't fix it