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47 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Aug \ on: EU: Germany’s Costly Burden - A Tale of Uneven Contributions econ

I would think there's enough historical precedent for Europeans to avoid putting Germany in a position where they're aggrieved towards the other nations and economically desperate.

23 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 16 Aug

I would think they wouldnt let Germany have much of an army, since bad things happened in the past?

47 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Aug

I think that's entirely up to Germany. Are there any restrictions on Germany's armed forces?

Also, the Nazi's built up their military in secret, when everyone else thought they were making cars and other peacetime machinery.

52 sats \ 6 replies \ @TomK OP 16 Aug

... financed by the City of L and WS and it's money printer 'Reichsbank'

67 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Aug

What about military size? Does Germany have any agreements in place to stay under some maximum military capacity?

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 16 Aug

Never heard of this. But it's possible

47 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 16 Aug

I think they can only have 100,000 men. Oh, seems I am wrong, they increased their military a bit recently. But they were limited for a long time.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 16 Aug

I heard of 165.000

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 16 Aug

It says its about 190,000 because of the russian attack on ukraine. They increased it lately.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 16 Aug

I believe the USA has a big base there. There must be some kind of restrictions.