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wecycleme t1_iqz2m6m wrote
Reply to comment by igetasticker in Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany by allergic-toeveryting
Lol. I’m very old and often confused. Like right now, I’m not sure if you are trolling or very thick. That’s a complete non sequitur. If you killed someone when you were driving drunk, you wouldn’t just get out when you sobered up because you aren’t drunk anymore.
wecycleme t1_iqyxiwk wrote
Reply to comment by kevinds in Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany by allergic-toeveryting
I genuinely don’t understand reparations, or if there are statues of limitations to them. Americans still talk about reparations for slavery. My understanding is that the reparations claims are that historical wrongs affect outcomes today. Poland only regained political autonomy in 1991, lost ~20% of its population about 6 million people during the war, was ruled by foreigners for 50 years, and had its development significantly slowed by a chain of events that started with the German invasion in 1939. I don’t know how I feel, nor do I understand where the $1.3T number came from. I’m just trying to understand why this allegedly sounds like an Onion article.
wecycleme t1_iqys36j wrote
What is the basis for saying that it is absurd? The dollar figure?
wecycleme t1_ir2s5nf wrote
Reply to comment by YakInner4303 in Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany by allergic-toeveryting
It's Germany though. The Nazis who did it are not being held personally responsible in the financial penalty. It is the country.