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"It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]
@Tacitus, you're quite reasonable man, for a German, so imagine this future situation:
> Poland wants WWII compensations from Germany
> Germany says: - No way! We won't give you a single euro Polen
> The result is that we're in a clinch situation here
> Yet Poland doesn't forget about rightful reparations and keeps mentioning them on occasions and also uses it as a tool in negotiations with Germany to puts some pressure on the opponent
> The more Poland grows - economically and politically - the greater the soft power of the country becomes and the voice of Poland is better heard around the world
> And here's the best thing:
all that Poland says its truth . As simple as that. Not some anti-German propaganda but hard facts. Poland only mention about German crimes on Polish land during WWII, commemorates it, make movies, internet videos and TV spots about it, writes books and articles to the press, makes computer games with Polish narrative, street banners and more. WWII, Nazis etc. is still a very attractive subject to capture the world's attention.
> How is Germany going to battle that? With lies? With German propaganda? That worked in the 30's but not in the age of the internet
> So the only thing Germany can do is to remain silent ... and count losses
> Now let's look at the position Germany who worked so hard to build a brand for their own country after WWII and to become such a "likeable state with civilized citizens" and an "export champion"
> At what point the cost of the damage to that image would be greater than rightful war compensations that have to be paid for Poland?