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yeahforsureman 3 hours ago

Not surprised to see "German" quotation marks in this petty complaint...

LeonidasXIV 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Polish people have such a fear of Germans, thinking Germans are constantly scheming to screw Poland over. Whereas most Germans barely know Poland even exists.

As someone who has lived in both countries its such a hilarious anxiety.

i000 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Indeed hilarious considering my grandparent still remember being put into a german nazi concentration camp.

goralph an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s been barely two generations since the death camps. My grandma, who is still alive, can tell you stories of seeing trains take half her village away.

Intergenerational trauma is a real psychological phenomenon.

A „hilarious anxiety” is an incredibly naive world view.

5upplied_demand an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> As someone who has lived in both countries its such a hilarious anxiety.

What's hilarious about it? It seems pretty well-rooted given the actual history of the two areas.

- 1939: Germany invaded in 1939, officially starting World War II.

- 1941: Germany occupied the rest of Poland after attacking the Soviet Union, which had previously occupied Eastern Poland.

- Teutonic Order/Prussia: Throughout the 13th–16th centuries, the Teutonic Order fought numerous wars against Poland.

- Medieval Period: Records show invasions by Margrave Gero (963), Margrave Odo I (972), Emperor Otto II (979), and multiple campaigns by King Heinrich II between 1003 and 1017.

inglor_cz an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Germans probably won't attack anyone anymore, that is true.

But Germans making huge mistakes out of misguided idealism is still a problem. And given the size and influence of Germany, the rest of the continent has always to process those mistakes as well.