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Re: Something is afoot (4.00 / 3)
The apt comparison here is Germany and Britain between the German unification in 1870 and WWI.

If it hadn't been for the first world war, we would be having this conversation in German.

Incidentally, there's another parallel: The countries that won the first world war did so by being neutral.

- Jake

Austerity can only be implemented in the shadow of a concentration camp.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Wed Jul 21st, 2010 at 05:54:40 PM EST
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