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BRXF1 t1_iqzsiss wrote

Reply to comment by LazyBird55_X in Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany by allergic-toeveryting

They have been, because they're owed.

Of course Germany is never going to acknowledge those claims or pay up, everyone knows this so it's just political theatre.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir03ice wrote

Well, I guess Denmark, Sweden, Livona, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, et all should be queuing up to accept reparations from Poland then right?

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Dealiner t1_ir08sb7 wrote

Well, at least with Sweden and Russia if there was any agreement about the reparations, both of them would have much, much more to pay Poland than Poland them.

I don't recall any conflict with Denmark that could result in reparations from Poland. Similarly with Estonia and Latvia. Livonia isn't even a country.

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BRXF1 t1_ir03pjy wrote

Can't speak to those as I don't know their situation or history.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir043hd wrote

I mean, the internet exists. However, just from the context of the discussion one could easily surmise that Poland invaded and destroyed at least part of the aforementioned nations.

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BRXF1 t1_ir05dct wrote

I am not going to go researching Polish history just because someone said "YEAH BUT POLISH HISTORY" in a comment of mine that was not referring to Polish history.

Thanks for the suggestion though, this internet thing looks pretty wild.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir05tgw wrote

Seems like you should do at least some cursory research into a nation's history before commenting on said nation's history because it makes you look either lazy or stupid, but what do I know?

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BRXF1 t1_ir07lqq wrote

>commenting on said nation's history

huh?

> in a comment of mine that was not referring to Polish history.

>but what do I know?

I'm sure you know a lot of things and that's very impressive considering reading was not an option for you.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir080ig wrote

"They have been, because they're owed."

Is literally a comment about the history of the nations represented in this discussion. Poland is the main topic of this discussion.

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BRXF1 t1_ir08aob wrote

OK I'm sure more qualified teachers have tried this before but here it goes:

>If they give them a cent of that, imagine the countries that'll also be queuing for those sweet, sweet deutschmarks

Can you identify who is "them" in this sentence?

Can you determine whether "them" is included in "the countries that'll also be queuing"?

>They have been, because they're owed.

Can you identify what they "have been" doing, in this reply to the first sentence?

Best of luck.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir090ps wrote

I see the miscommunication. I read: They [the Germans] have been [giving them cents], because they're [the Polish] owed.

Is this why some people are so upset by pronouns?

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir0931g wrote

I call taksie backsies on my snark towards you.

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BRXF1 t1_ir09rlt wrote

I do as well, I apologize for my disparaging comments and I see how the miscommunication occurred.

Also:

>Is this why some people are so upset by pronouns?

10/10, no notes.

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Traevia t1_ir0315o wrote

Treaties and agreements were signed post-WW2 to end the conflict and deal with the resulting debt at a national level.

Poland gave up the claims to compensation in exchange for parts of Prussia.

If Poland wants to back out, I am sure they can calculate the profits from this region and subtract that away from what they are owed to get the payments. That being said, Poland might end up owing Germany money at that point.

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[deleted] t1_ir03iad wrote

These is just propaganda for internal use before upcoming elections. The target demographic group for the extreme right wing party are old people who still live on WWII stories told by their parents and family. Fostering anti-German sentiments is a big part of their propaganda. Most younger Poles don't take it seriously and are not happy about damaging relations with the neighbor. Unfortunately the opposition is split so the ruling party is the largest with less than 30 percent of the vote.

Poland got screwed with the deal during Yalta conference but it's done. The Soviet Union, the occupier back then, represented the interests of Poland in the conference.

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