{"id":3744,"date":"2011-12-21T21:10:34","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T02:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streamingradioguide.com\/startingover\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2011-12-21T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T02:10:34","slug":"lets-resume-ww2-yeah-that-will-fix-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamingradioguide.com\/startingover\/?p=3744","title":{"rendered":"Let’s resume WW2 – yeah, that will fix things"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/debate\/article-2075848\/Eurozone-crisis-Its-France-Germany-hate-Europe.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Back when the channel tunnel under the English Channel – connecting England with France – was being considered, much of the opposition to building it was that the English Channel historically was a buffer protecting England from the Kings of Europe fighting each other. [I’m using England on purpose, not United Kingdom]<\/p>\n

England and Europe are on less than perfect terms at the moment.\u00a0\u00a0 England decided it was not ready to end the British Pound and join the EuroZone, but it is a member of the EU.\u00a0\u00a0 England has refused to commit itself to share in propping up the Euro, although a collapse of the Euro would have a devastating effect on England as well.<\/p>\n

The above story starts by mentioning that the country is actively making plans on how to evacuate British citizens out of Europe in the event of collapse and panic in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0 That’s interesting if true – but governments always make contingency plans “just in case”.<\/p>\n

The article then takes on a more sinister note….\u00a0\u00a0 that if things turn ugly,Greece is prepared to suddenly demand reparations for things they claim happened during World War II – hoping to pin “collective responsibility” on people who weren’t born until 40 years after the war was over.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What if Germany (hypothetically) announced it had seized all of the assets of Goldman Sachs because of the firebombing of Dresden?<\/p>\n

The article points out that much of the reason for World War II (and the rise of Hitler, which they don’t mention) was the demand for reparations by France from World War I, and France retaking the disputed Alsace Lorraine area as part of France – it was the only part of Germany (from 1871-1918) with the resources and industry that had any hope of generating enough wealth to pay France those reparations.<\/p>\n

So for some reason, this writer from the Daily Mail seems eager to stir up anti-German sentiment with the goal of provoking Germany into doing something.\u00a0\u00a0 This is all very unhealthy.\u00a0\u00a0 My dislike for the people in London grows by the day.<\/p>\n

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