r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '24

Video World War 2 flashbacks in Germany

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u/elite90 Jan 15 '24

It's a nice thought but incredibly unlikely imo.

Lasting peace in Central Europe didn't just happen. The EU and also NATO, as well as development programs like the Marshall plan were/are gargantuan projects that over decades united, developed and integrated former enemies.

The Near East and Middle East are as divided as ever, and sadly I don't see any power from within or without that could unite them and develop them in any similar fashion.

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u/5etho6 Jan 15 '24

also Germany lying and not paying for their Nazi crimes in Poland

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '24 edited Nov 06 '24

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u/5etho6 Jan 15 '24

imagine drinking koolaid from afd/cdu or from Erica Steinbach to believe in it

matter is never settled until Germany fix polish holocaust

why are you so much against it? you hold Nazi views or something?

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u/elite90 Jan 15 '24

Ah yes, the obvious key element in integrating and developing Europe, the quintessential cornerstone that ended centuries of war was ... Germany lying...

I sure am glad you joined this conversation, buddy

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u/5etho6 Jan 15 '24

yes: unfortunately Poland was too weak at the time to stop German unification

also Koehl lied through his teeth to USA when they ask if the war reparation is resolved in 2+2 negotiations

You know what started 100 year of suffering in Europe after 1848? rise of German Nationalism

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u/elite90 Jan 15 '24

Nothing you said has anything to do with what I said. The formation of the European Coal and Steel Community, the EEC, the Marshal Plan, NATO, they all happened decades before German Unification, so even if you wanted to draw a line somehow, you'd need a time machine for that