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by taway_1212 3348 days ago
One more point on the reparations. In general, any harm done can only be forgiven when the culprit makes a genuine attempt at redeeming it. In case of Germany, there was relatively little of such attempts (some slave labor by german POWs and loss of some territory to Poland). It does not make up for the crimes committed, and thus Polish people have not truly forgiven Germans. In fact, I have friends who fantasize about Poland becoming an economic superpower and then taking out a revenge on Germany. It's truly terrible that this vicious circle was not stopped by an attempt at redemption/reparations back in the forties.