[VOA]

Anyway, I'm a bit surprised about how many of the germany threads on
this board are WW2 related...it's been 60 years after all, you'd think
there is more to report about.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Besides, after getting dragged into two world wars...plenty of Americans
do watch the skies for the third (HOT) world war.
(after surviving a cold war, so far)

Additionally, WWII vets here in the USA realize they will soon be gone.
Thus, many of them are FINALLY relating their experiences and
this has actually upped the general public consciousness and interest
here in the USA.

Freepers are sort of a self-selecting group...and generally are bigger
history junkies than the mainstream (at least here in the USA).
This probably partially explains the prevelance of WWII-Germany threads.

[wolf78]

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Which is exactly the point: The past should challenge us to remember it and draw our conclusions from it, but trying revive old animosities is often pointless and tiring.

For example when Poland demanded more EU votes (than e.g. Spain which is the same size), because it got attacked in WWII, that just shows that the brothers Kaczynski are kitchen knife minds in a machine gun world.

[PoliticsAndSausages]

Well, I know that quote...anyway, I don’t think the crimes of the nazi era are in danger of being forgotten. Also, I doubt that the next world war will be the west fighting each other everywhere...the international order has changed too much for that. Germany’s military is nowhere near the shape to start some world war again. Panzer warfare is somewhat dated. And funny enough, most people are that kind of history buff when it comes to germany.